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By N.S. Gill, About.com

The most popular articles on ths site are somewhat different in the summer from what they are during the school year. People are looking for basic information on Hebrew names, battles, and the phoenix, as well as perennially popular topics like the fall of Rome and etymology. A couple of new topics are also drawing attention.

1) Hebrew and Biblical Names

Resources to help with the selection of a Hebrew name.

2) Julius Caesar on TNT

Caesar, a miniseries for TNT shot on location in Malta and Bulgaria, tells the story of Caesar's rise to the position of emperor and the complications caused by the "three great loves of his life" -- his first wife Cornelia, his daughter Julia, and Cleopatra the queen of Egypt.

3) Etymology - Greek and Latin Roots

Information on prefixes and suffixes, mostly taken from John Hough's "Scientific Terminology."

4) Gregory Flood's Roman Gods and Goddesses

Roman gods, their spheres of operation, Foreign Gods and Goddesses, Punic Names for Roman Gods, Some Etruscan Gods and Their Roman Counterparts, Gods and Goddesses of Agriculture, Gods and Goddesses of Children and Childbirth, Gods and Goddesses of Virtues and Personifications, Genres of Spiritual Entities, and Imperial Divi.

5) The Fall of Rome

Possible explanations for the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.

7) Persian Wars Battle at Thermopylae - 480 B.C.

Short entry on the Battle at Thermopylae at which the Spartans fought bravely under Leonidas.

8) Phoenix

Short entry on the mythological bird known as the phoenix.

9) Great Caesar Timeline

Major events in the life of Julius Caesar.

10) Persian Wars - Battle of Marathon - 492 B.C.

Short entry on the Battle of Marathon.

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