The Games - Ludi Florales
Sunday April 28, 2013
From April 28 - May 3, the ancient Romans celebrated the Roman festival known as the Floralia, in honor of the Roman goddess Flora. The ancient holiday was celebrated ... Read More
Birth of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius
Friday April 26, 2013
Marcus Aurelius © Trustees of the British Museum, produced by
Natalia Bauer for the Portable Antiquities Scheme
On this day in A.D. 121, the ... Read More
This Day in History
Thursday April 25, 2013
On This Day in History April 25
© NYPL Digital Gallery
In 1940,
Wilhelm Dörpfeld died.
This was also the day ... Read More
Guess Who
Wednesday April 24, 2013
By Robinet Testard; Bibliothèque nationale de France (BNF). Cote : Français 874, folio 170v. Courtesy of Wikipedia.Hint: Athena purified the women.
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More You Should Know About Hercules
The Ancient Greek Underworld
Juno ... Read More
Need Another Reason to Pour Yourself a Glass of Wine?
Monday April 22, 2013
Sarcophagus with a vintage scene. Roman, A.D. 290-300.
Marble. Getty Villa, Malibu. CC ... Read More
Happy Birthday!
Sunday April 21, 2013
On this day in ancient history - Parilia and Rome's Birthday: What Happened on Rome's Birthday?
In ancient Rome, this was the date of the Parilia and was the accepted date ... Read More
Ancient Chechnya
Friday April 19, 2013
See what the Smithsonian has to say about
Chechnya's history.
PD The Atlas of Ancient and Classical Geography by Samuel Butler, Ernest ... Read More
Festival of Ceres
Friday April 19, 2013
The Romans celebrated a festival of Ceres (Greek Demeter) at around this time each year. The final day and greatest celebration was on the 19th of April, according to "Curiosities ... Read More
Birth of the Roman Emperor Gratian
Thursday April 18, 2013
On This Day in Ancient History: In the year A.D. 359, the future Roman emperor Gratian was born. Gratian was the son of Emperor Valentinian I. When Valentinian died, ... Read More
Guess Who
Wednesday April 17, 2013
Owner: Olga's Gallery. By
Alessandro Botticelli. c.1490-1494.Tempera on panel. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy.
Hints:Relateds:
Important People of the Ancient World
Important Ancient African Residents
Gaiseric and the Vandal Conquest of North Africa
Earlier, the Medici ... Read More
Roman Emperor Otho's Death
Tuesday April 16, 2013
This Day in Ancient History:
Otho ©
Trustees of the British Museum, produced by Natalia Bauer for the Portable Antiquities Scheme
On this day in ancient Rome, in the year of ... Read More
Cerealia
Friday April 12, 2013
On this day -April 12: In Rome, on this day (or starting tomorrow) a yearly festival in honor of Demeter/Ceres was held with games in the Circus Maximus. In ... Read More
First of the Soldier Emperors, Septimius Severus
Thursday April 11, 2013
On This Day in Ancient History:
Statue of Septimius Severus at the British Museum. Height: 198.000 cm. Roman, about AD 193-200
Found at Alexandria, Egypt. CC Flickr User cubby_t_bear
... Read More
Ancient History in the News: Pompey of the North
Thursday April 11, 2013
A London archaeological trove that has been very well preserved by mud is now thought of as the Pompeii of the North (based on the idea that the fallout from ... Read More
Guess What
Wednesday April 10, 2013
By El Greco. (1614)
Oil on canvas, 137 x 172 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington,
DC
CC Flickr User Cea
This ... Read More
Emperor Caracalla Was Assassinated
Monday April 8, 2013
On This Day in Ancient History: Caracalla came to power honestly enough, but when he succeeded his father, Septimius Severus (of the Severan Dynasty), in A.D. 211, he was ... Read More
The Megalesia
Thursday April 4, 2013
On this day in ancient history, Romans celebrated the Megalesia.
CybeleCC Flickr User Marshall Astor
At first, Rome was just one small city-state in the area of Latin-speaking people ... Read More
Guess What
Wednesday April 3, 2013
CC Flickr User Dpred5
Hint: It was located here.
Answer.
Answer for last week's Picture to Guess.
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Athena, A Profile - ... Read More
April is the Month of Venus
Monday April 1, 2013
Lely's Venus. A 1st or 2nd Century AD Roman copy of a Greek original.
CC Alun Salt at Flickr.com
On the Kalends of April, the Romans celebrated not ... Read More