Fall of Rome - Decline of the Roman Empire
Reasons for the Fall of Rome or the Decline of the Roman Empire and reasons for dating the end of the Roman Empire. Gladiators
In the movie Gladiator, one of the most fanciful parts, the emperor in the arena, is based on fact. Gladiators fought in the Roman arena as slaves, but some crazy Roman emperors, like Commodus and Caligula chose to fight there as gladiators because of the adulation. Maps - Myths - Timelines
Maps, myths and timelines. RELIGIONS OF ANCIENT CHINA
RELIGIONS OF ANCIENT CHINA Greek Mythology - Bible vs. Biblos
The Greeks revered Homer. Greek mythology showed a different relationship between gods and men from what we see in the Bible. Inntroduction to Greek Mythology
Introduction to Greek Mythology. The importance of Prometheus. Titanomachy
The Titanomachy - battle between the gods and titans. The Five Ages of Man
Among the creation myths of the Ancient Greeks is the story by Hesiod in his Works and Days about the five ages of man beginning with the Golden Age. Truth Based on Fact
Historical fiction and historical fiction authors : Jack Whyte - Lindsey Davis - Steven Saylot - Rosemary Sutcliff. Introduction to Greek Mythology
Roman and Greek mythology in modern daily life. Myth today. Ancient Rome from the Earliest Times Down to 476 A.D. - Robert F. Pennell
Contents of Ancient Rome from the Earliest Times Down to 476 A.D. by Robert F. Pennell Ancient Ghost Stories and Ghosts
Ghost stories. Vergil, Pliny, Homer, and the Epic of Gilgamesh on ghosts and ghost stories. Underworld ghosts and spirits that haunt the living. Titus Quinctius Flamininus
Titus Quinctius Flamininus 2nd century B.C. Roman general and diplomat Ovid
Ovid was a prolific Roman poet. Augustus exiled Ovid for a song and an error -- in Latin, carmen et error, but we don't know what they were. Ovid died in Tomi in Romania. The Fantasy and Folklore of Halloween
Celtic beliefs about the holiday of Samhain or Halloween Cybele and Attis
Cybele and Attis. The story of the Phrygian great mother goddess Cybele and her tragic love for Attis. The cult of Cybele and Attis and the castrated priests known as gallae or galli. Adultery - A Peacock's Tale
Adultery - A Peacock's Tale - Zeus and Hera. With impunity Zeus was able to commit adultery despite the repercussions from his wife Hera according to Greek Mythology. Philemon and Baucis
Philemon and Baucis - A Story Rome Timeline - Republic
Ancient Rome Timeline. ROBERT F. PENNELL chronology of Ancient Rome to A.D. 476 Classical Greece
The Classical Age of Greece ran from the Persian Wars to Phillip of Macedon and Alexander the Great. Demeter - By Her Brothers Betrayed
Demeter, betrayed by her brothers Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon, loses her daughter Persephone. While Demeter goddess of grain mourns the loss of Persephone, she makes sure all mankind suffers with her. Ancient Persia Introduction
Ancient Persia - Introduction to Persia and the Persian Empire. Caesarean Section and Caesar
Caesarean Section had nothing to do with the birth of Julius Caesar, according to Ling Ouyang. Early Greek Poets Timeline
Greek poets timeline during the archaic period. Roots of Satire
Information on Roman literature and the Roman roots of Latin satire. | 