Myth Monday - The 1st Olympics
Monday July 30, 2012
Today's Myth Monday features mythological explanations of the origins of the Olympics.
Temple of Zeus at Olympia
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Theodosius II
Saturday July 28, 2012
On this day in ancient history - July 28:The Roman emperor Theodosius II (r. 408-450 died on this day in 450. Attila the Hun and the Vandals were creating ... Read More
Learn the Greek Alphabet in About an Hour
Friday July 27, 2012
Register here for the Lukeion Project's online "Learn the Greek Alphabet in About an Hour" on August 2 at 8 pm ET. First come first served, or as they ... Read More
Quiz on Special Terms for the Ancient Olympics
Friday July 27, 2012
What's happening now in London may be just as exciting to participants, their countries, and spectators, but it isn't much like its early incarnation. Take a very short self-grading ... Read More
Aeneid Preface Quiz
Wednesday July 25, 2012
The start of the Aeneid tells you the basic themes and introduces the rest of the epic poem. It is very important. Many students are required to memorize a ... Read More
Guess Who
Wednesday July 25, 2012
NYPL Digital Gallery
Hints:His wife was a sister of the conspirator Caepio, a factor thought to have kept him from suitable political advance.Dio Cassius (LIV 6.5) claims he said to the ... Read More
On This Day in Ancient History
Wednesday July 25, 2012
On This Day in Ancient History: On this date in A.D. 306, Constantius Chlorus (Constantius I) died at York -- where he'd gone to fight the Picts, but died ... Read More
Where Was It?
Tuesday July 24, 2012
An emperor ordered the creation of what became a famous ancient park fertilized by the remains of the dead there. Name the "garden" or its hill.
Answer.
Related:
Ancient Rome in Pictures
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On This Day in History - Robert Graves' Birthday
Tuesday July 24, 2012
On This Day in History: A prolific writer of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction, Robert Graves lived from July 24, 1895 - December 7, 1985. For fans of ancient ... Read More
Myth Monday - Hesiod and the Bestiary
Monday July 23, 2012
Perseus on Pegasus; Holding Medusa's Head:
Image ID: 1624079
Perseus auf dem geflügelten Pegasos. (1880-1883)© NYPL Digital Gallery
For this week's Myth Monday, inspired by Michael K. Kellogg's chapter on Hesiod, from ... Read More
On This Day in Ancient History - Alexander's Birthday
Thursday July 19, 2012
Alexander image © Clipart.com
July 20 is one possible date for the anniversary of the birth of Alexander the Great, who was born in 356 B.C. For more on Alexander ... Read More
'Legions of Rome' Review
Wednesday July 18, 2012
Legions of Rome The Definitive History of Every Imperial Roman Legion
Stephen Dando-Collins
St. Martin's Press 2010.
In Legions of Rome The Definitive History of Every Imperial Roman Legion, Dando-Collins has written a ... Read More
Battle of the Allia
Wednesday July 18, 2012
Photo © Clipart.com
On This Day in Ancient History - July 18: The first of the three greatest defeats the Romans suffered was at the Allia, a stream near Rome, ... Read More
Nero's Fire in Rome
Wednesday July 18, 2012
On This Day in Ancient History - July 18/19: When people think of Nero they often conjure up the anachronistic image of Nero playing a violin while the city of ... Read More
Guess What
Wednesday July 18, 2012
Answer.
Related:
Red Figure Pottery in Pictures
Real Romans and How They Lived
About the Ancient Greeks
This Day in Ancient History: Year Calendar
Mini-Site Index - A Condensed A ... Read More
ABCs Date the Psalms
Monday July 16, 2012
Bible History Daily's article
Can Abecedaries Be Used to Date the Book of Psalms? argues that two of the letters of the Hebrew ABCs were changed in the late second ... Read More
Myth Monday - How Perseus Fits In
Monday July 16, 2012
The Hero Who Looks Away
Image ID: 1624087 [Perseus [left; still wearing a special helmet, here with wings] engaged in combat] (1862-1864)© NYPL Digital Gallery
Perseus is a very popular hero ... Read More
AP Latin 2012
Sunday July 15, 2012
A sample question from Williams and Nousek's A Caesar Workbook:
Thomas Bulfinch
Sunday July 15, 2012
On This Day in History - July 15: In 1796, Thomas Bulfinch, son of architect Charles Bulfinch, was born. Fifty-nine years later he published The Age of Fable; or Stories ... Read More
Take a New Quiz
Thursday July 12, 2012
I've written another five questions designed to test your knowledge of trivia about the ancient world -- and it's not all Rome, this time. Perhaps it will raise your awareness ... Read More
Happy Birthday, Caesar
Thursday July 12, 2012
Julius Caesar © Clipart.com
Augustus Caesar (Octavian) established July 12 as the date of the official birthday of Julius Caesar, but July 13 is also counted as the date of Caesar's ... Read More
What Do You Know About Roman Baths?
Wednesday July 11, 2012
Roman Bath at Bath, UK © N.S.Gill
Bath, in the UK, was the site of a famous Roman bath complex. What do you know about the Romans' famous bath system? Take ... Read More
Guess What
Wednesday July 11, 2012
© NYPL Digital Gallery
Need a hint? Look at the Relateds.
Answer - Actually, it is possible to miss the exact answer, so post your guesses in the comments.
Related:
Theban Stories
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Death of Hadrian
Tuesday July 10, 2012
Hadrian photo © Clipart.com
On This Day in Ancient History - July 10: In ancient Rome, in A.D. 138, the third of the 5 so-called good emperors, Hadrian, died. The ... Read More
Myth Monday - Narcissus and Echo
Monday July 9, 2012
Public Domain Courtesy of Wikimedia Narcissus and Echo - Attributed to Nicolas Poussin(June 1594-November 19, 1665) Currently at Gemäldegalerie, Dresden.
I selected this representation of the story of Echo and Narcissus ... Read More
Ancient History in the News: Earliest Chinese Wine?
Sunday July 8, 2012
On July 6, 2012, it was reported in
China's earliest wine unearthed in NW tomb, that a bronze wine vessel had been found in Shaanxi province from the West Zhou Dynasty ... Read More
Celebrating Goat Nones
Saturday July 7, 2012
On This Day in Ancient History - July 7: While the Ludi Apollinares continued, this day in ancient Rome also celebrated the Nonae Caprotinae -- Nonae because July is one ... Read More
Another Round of Roman Games
Friday July 6, 2012
On This Day in Ancient History - July 6: The Romans held games in honor of Apollo. While originally they were held in connection with the Punic Wars, they were ... Read More
The Olympics Weren't the Only Greek Games
Thursday July 5, 2012
Kittos potter: Panathenaic prize amphora from c. 367-366 B.C.Pankration Research Institute
Although the ancient Olympics didn't have a torch relay -- or many of the sporting events that will ... Read More
Poplifugia
Thursday July 5, 2012
On This Day in Ancient History - July 5: The Romans celebrated the Poplifugia ("flight of the people"), an obscure festival that may have honored the flight of the Romans ... Read More
Can You Imagine This Sport at the Modern Olympics?
Wednesday July 4, 2012
Which activity do you think was prohibited for this sport at the ancient Olympic games?
Independence Day Guess Who
Wednesday July 4, 2012
at Ny Carlsberg Glyptothek, Kopenhagen CC Diagram Lajard
Who Said It?
"But, in the name of the immortal gods, I call upon you, who have always valued your mansions and ... Read More
Do You Know These Olympic Terms?
Tuesday July 3, 2012
2 Youths Wrestling and Trainers. Drinking cup (kylix), by Onesimos, c. 490-480 B.C. Red-Figure. © Pankration Research Institute
Here is 5-question self-grading, light quiz on special terms from the ancient ... Read More
On This Day in Ancient History - A Victory for Constantine
Tuesday July 3, 2012
Licinius CoinCC Flickr User woody1778a
On this day in ancient Roman history, Constantine achieved an important victory in a Battle at Adrianople. This Battle at Adrianople is a ... Read More
A Freedom Quote: Who Said It?
Tuesday July 3, 2012
Solum sapientem esse liberum, et omnem stultum servum.
Only the wise man is free, and every foolish man is a slave.Courtesy of translator Giles Laurén, author of The Stoic's Bible.
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Myth Monday - The Chimera
Monday July 2, 2012
Bellerophon fights the Chimaera. (1865)
© NYPL Digital Gallery
Say "fire-breathing" in the context of non-historical stories, and the audience is bound to think of a dragon. But in Greek mythology, ... Read More
This Day in Ancient History - Valentinian III
Monday July 2, 2012
Valentinian III coin ©Trustees of the British Museum, produced by Natalia Bauer for the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
Today in Ancient History: On this day in A.D. 419, the future Roman ... Read More
June Round-Up
Sunday July 1, 2012
In case you missed them first time round, here are the articles added in June 2012.
Hylas
All About the Argonauts
Ancient Sources on the Roman Education System
Ancient/Classical History Quiz - Roman Dates
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