Guess Whose Columns
Wednesday October 31, 2012
CC Flickr Users isawnyu and Bruce Tuten
You have a 50-50 chance even if you don't know because I'm providing the emperors' names: Trajan and Marcus Aurelius.Notice that one has the ... Read More
The Final Roman Emperor Was Crowned
Wednesday October 31, 2012
On This Day in Ancient History - October 31:
On this Day in A.D. 475, the last western Roman emperor, Romulus Augustulus, was crowned in Ravenna. He was about 14 at ... Read More
Need Some Ancient Advice on Campaigning?
Tuesday October 30, 2012
Cicero © Clipart.com
U.S. politicians have had to make last minute changes in their political strategies in the face of Sandy. Perhaps they would like some old-fashioned advice from the Romans. ... Read More
The Works of Constantine
Monday October 29, 2012
© NYPL Digital Gallery
In conjunction with the 1700th anniversary of the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, Fourthcentury.com has put up a page listing the inscriptions and literary works ... Read More
Myth Monday - One More Underworld God
Monday October 29, 2012
cc Flickr User George M. Groutas
Sarapis/Serapis
Sarapis isn't mentioned by the Classical period's Greek authors, since he only became a major god during the Hellenistic period (336 ... Read More
Battle at the Milvian Bridge
Sunday October 28, 2012
Constantine Statue at York © N.S. Gill
On This Day in Ancient History - October 28:
On this day in A.D. 312, the Roman Emperor Constantine was victorious in battle for control ... Read More
Do You Think You Know All the Reasons for Rome's Fall?
Friday October 26, 2012
© Sack of Rome in 410 by Alaric the King of the Goths. Miniature from 15th Century.Courtesy of Wikipedia
German scholarship in the area of Classics has been notoriously thorough. ... Read More
Guess What/Who
Wednesday October 24, 2012
From
Adelaide Museum's Egypt room. ©CC Flickr User pyramidtextsonline
Answer
Relateds:
Chthonic
Gods of Heliopolis
Ennead of Heliopolis
Ogdoad of Hermopolis
Memphite Theology
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Birth of the Future Flavian Emperor Domitian
Wednesday October 24, 2012
Domitian
© Trustees of the British Museum, produced by Natalia Bauer for the Portable Antiquities Scheme
On This Day in Ancient History - October 24:
In A.D.
51, the future emperor T. Flavius Domitianus, ... Read More
Brutus Lost
Tuesday October 23, 2012
Marcus Junius Brutus, so-called
PD Courtesy of Marie-Lan Nguyen, at Wikipedia
On This Day in Ancient History - October 23:
On this day in 42 B.C., Brutus, assassin of Caesar, ... Read More
Who Is the Greek God of Death?
Monday October 22, 2012
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Myth Monday - Greek Ghosts
Monday October 22, 2012
Crossing the River Styx
CC Flickr User NateBW
This week's Myth Monday looks at ghosts in ancient Greece,
according to a specific article ... Read More
Guess What
Friday October 19, 2012
CC Flickr User Sweet EvieWhat is it? Hint: What is a cucurbitula? Answer.Relateds:Ephesus Through Ancient HistoryThe Four Humors
Real Romans and How They Lived
Important Names in Greco-Roman Medicine
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Romans Tore up the Hated Second in Command
Thursday October 18, 2012
© NYPL Digital Gallery
On This Day in Ancient History - October 18:
On this day in A.D. 31, Sejanus, the stand-in for Tiberius, Rome's second emperor, was executed. After he ... Read More
Start of Barley Planting Season - Thesmophoria
Wednesday October 17, 2012
It's that time of year when I pull out more and more layers of scarves and sweaters, and think of the outdoors as a foe whose might increases daily. This ... Read More
Guess What
Wednesday October 17, 2012
CC Flickr User Jiuguang Wang
Answer
Related:
Ancient Rome in Pictures
Roman Architecture and Monuments
Dates of the Roman Emperors
Real Romans and How They Lived
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A Crossroads City - Dura Europos
Tuesday October 16, 2012
cc Flickr User isawnyu
Eastern Gate of Arab Fortifications at Dura-Europos, Syria.
Those of you reading my site for a while may have noticed that I find the Silk Road fascinating. Although ... Read More
Birth of an Eminent Historian and Philologist
Tuesday October 16, 2012
On This Day in History - October 16:
On this day in 1861, John Bagnell Bury was born in Ireland. He is best known for his 2-volume
History of the Later ... Read More
Birth of Virgil
Monday October 15, 2012
On This Day in Ancient History - October 15:
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In ancient Rome, this was the day that one Roman poet was born (Vergil/Virgil) and another (Lucretius) died. It is ... Read More
Myth Monday - The Death of Pentheus
Monday October 15, 2012
Dionysus and Panther in the Domus dell'Ortaglia 2nd C. A.DCC Stefano Bolognini at Wikimedia.
This week's Myth Monday is prompted by an error I heard that I hope was a slip ... Read More
The Imperial Pumpkin God
Saturday October 13, 2012
cc Flickr User HowardLake
On This Day in Ancient History - October 13:
In A.D. 54, in ancient Rome, Emperor Claudius died, supposedly succumbing to a case of ... Read More
Celebrating a Triumph for Victory in Persia
Friday October 12, 2012
Ancient History in the News - Caesar's Burial Spot
Thursday October 11, 2012
CC Flickr User Elessar (Mike King)
Archaeologists have announced that they believe they have found the spot where Julius Caesar was assassinated. A reader, who sent a link to an MSNBC ... Read More
Guess Who
Wednesday October 10, 2012
PD Courtesy of Wikipedia
Hints:
If you have been reading my official About.com Ancient/Classical History Facebook page, you should already know the answer.
The picture is a third century A.D. portrait ... Read More
Death of a Would-Be Successor of Augustus
Wednesday October 10, 2012
Germanicus and Gaius Caesar CC Flickr User cubby_t_bear
This Day in Ancient History - October 10:
In ancient Rome, in 19 A.D., Germanicus, the extremely popular adopted son of the Emperor Tiberius, ... Read More
Myth Monday - The First Humans
Monday October 8, 2012
Full-page miniature of God pointing out the apple tree to Adam and Eve. © NYPL Digital Gallery
Many collections of myths from around the world include creation stories. Some include ... Read More
The Mundus Patet Gave Ghosts Egress
Friday October 5, 2012
This Day in Ancient History - October 5:
On this day in ancient Rome, the mundus was opened (mundus patet). It was one of three occasions during the ... Read More
Why We Put Flowers on Graves
Friday October 5, 2012
Have you ever wondered why lawns in cemeteries are so carefully manicured -- let alone why the graves are decorated with living flowers? In this season preceding Halloween, and especially ... Read More
Today's Words of Ancient Wisdom: Bad Men Make Everything Bad
Thursday October 4, 2012
A bad man makes everything bad - even things which had come with the appearance of what is best; but the upright and honest man corrects the wrongs of Fortune, ... Read More
Supreme Warrior & Queen K’abel of the Maya
Wednesday October 3, 2012
© El Peru Waka Regional Archaeological Project https://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/24167.aspx
A press release from Washington University in St. Louis has announced that the tomb of a classical Maya Holy Snake Lord, Supreme ... Read More
Guess What
Wednesday October 3, 2012
A nice easy one today:
© Clipart.com
Answer
Quiz on the topic
Related:
Ancient Rome in Pictures
Roman Architecture and Monuments
7 Hills of Rome: Palatine
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Augustan Games - Ludi Augustales
Wednesday October 3, 2012
Augustus © Clipart.com
On This Day in Ancient History - October 3:
The Ludi Augustales, games in honor of Augustus, were held from October 3 or 5-12. Theatrical performances were a main ... Read More
Magophonia
Monday October 1, 2012
On this day in ancient history - October 1:
Following the usurpation of the Persian throne by a magi, in 522 B.C., the Achaemenid Darius killed him and started a magi ... Read More
Myth Monday - Hercules and His Labors
Monday October 1, 2012
© NYPL Digital Gallery
While Alexander the Great, that real, Hellenistic conqueror, with a flowing leonine mane and youthful beauty, appealed to ambitious men like Julius Caesar, some of the Roman ... Read More
September Round-Up
Monday October 1, 2012
In case you missed any of the new articles in September, here's a list of them:
An Important Roman Coin
Temple of Saturn
Pyramid Quiz
Other Dates for Rome's Fall: Pros and Cons
The ... Read More