http://ancienthistory.about.com/ Ancient / Classical History http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/07/19/alexander-the-greats-birthday.htm July 20 is one possible date for the anniversary of the birth of Alexander the Great, who was born in 356 B.C. Alexander the Great Study Guide Steven Pressfield's Virtues... http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/07/19/alexander-the-greats-birthday.htm 2008-07-19T00:45:43Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/07/18/battle-of-the-allia.htm The first of the three greatest defeats the Romans suffered was at the Allia, a stream near Rome, in about 390 B.C. In this battle Brennus led the Gauls... http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/07/18/battle-of-the-allia.htm 2008-07-18T00:08:33Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/07/18/neros-fire-in-rome.htm When people think of Nero they often conjure up the anachronistic image of Nero playing a violin while the city of Rome burned. There were no violins at the time,... http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/07/18/neros-fire-in-rome.htm 2008-07-18T00:01:32Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/07/17/wordy-thursday-word-of-the-day-6.htm Once again, today's Wordy Thursday word of the day doesn't come from the regular list. This time it comes from the Ancient/Classical History Forum where the request for a translation... http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/07/17/wordy-thursday-word-of-the-day-6.htm 2008-07-17T07:46:48Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/07/16/wordless-wednesday-prometheus-steals-fire-for-mankind.htm "Prometheus Brings Fire to Mankind" by Heinrich Friedrich Fuger, c. 1817Public Domain. Courtesy of Wikipedia Wordless Wednesday and About.com's Wordless Wednesday ... http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/07/16/wordless-wednesday-prometheus-steals-fire-for-mankind.htm 2008-07-16T06:04:09Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/07/15/is-the-cyrus-cylinder-a-human-rights-document-or-a-hoax.htm In UN Treasure Honors Persian Despot, by Matthias Schulz, Spiegel Online International tells how the UN came to accept the idea that Cyrus the Great of Persia was a... http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/07/15/is-the-cyrus-cylinder-a-human-rights-document-or-a-hoax.htm 2008-07-15T22:53:43Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/07/15/which-greek-goddess-are-you.htm I always enjoy a personality quiz, so I decided it was time to make one of my own. Please take this Which Greek Goddess Are You? personality quiz -- just... http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/07/15/which-greek-goddess-are-you.htm 2008-07-15T18:01:53Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/07/15/thomas-bulfinch.htm On this day in 1796, Thomas Bulfinch, son of architect Charles Bulfinch, was born. Fifty-nine years later he published The Age of Fable; or Stories of Gods and Heroes, which... http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/07/15/thomas-bulfinch.htm 2008-07-15T00:11:40Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/07/13/happy-belated-birthday-julius-caesar.htm Caesar is thought to have been born on July 13, 100 B.C. Caesar may have been the greatest leader of all time or he may have been the cause of... http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/07/13/happy-belated-birthday-julius-caesar.htm 2008-07-13T00:34:53Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/07/12/julius-caesars-birthday.htm Today (or tomorrow) is the anniversary of the birth of Julius Caesar in 100 B.C. By the age of 39, Julius Caesar had been a widower, divorcé, governor of Further... http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/07/12/julius-caesars-birthday.htm 2008-07-12T00:06:24Z