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Myths About Athena
Myths about the Greek goddess Athena from Thomas Bulfinch's mythology.

Alphabet - Latin and English Differences in the Alphabet
The Roman or Latin alphabet is what we use today, but with modifications.

Latin Alphabet Changes
Here is an explanation of a change in the ancient Latin alphabet.

A Timeline of Major Events in the Life of Alexander the Great
A Timeline of Major Events in the Life of Alexander the Great.

The Moses Basket
As a baby, Moses wasn't exposed, but he was stuck in a basket and set adrift.

Roman Arsenals
Roman Arsenals. Some of the suppliers of weapons to Roman armies in the Roman Empire.

Samnite Wars
During the three Samnite Wars, the Samnites and Romans fought for control of Italy during the third and fourth century B.C.

Latin Pronunciation
Ideas about Latin pronunciation. Latin vowel debate. Vox Latina and Wheelock as sources for Latin pronunciation. What do we know about Latin pronunciation?

Languages of Ancient India and Pakistan
These are the languages the ancient people of India and Pakistan are thought to have spoken.

Formation of Indo-European Languages From *PIE
The development of early Indo-European languages from a hypothetical Proto-Indo-European language may have come about in this order, according to Christopher I. Beckwith.

Latin Personal Pronouns
Latin Personal Pronouns.

Latin Verbs - Internal Vowel
Latin Verbs Internal Thematic Vowel. Latin verb formation and the conjugations' thematic vowels.

Finno-Ugric Group of Languages
Finno-Ugric is a group of languages that linguists consider related.

The Script Writing of Ancient China
About the ancient script of the ancient Chinese.

Paper in Ancient China
Ancient China, one of the autochthonous regions of writing invented its own forms of writing material or paper.

Partitive Genitive or Genitive of the Whole
One of the special uses of the genitive in Latin is the partitive genitive.

Hieroglyphs of the Maya
The Maya used a system of writing that is called hieroglyphs because, like Egyptian hieroglyphs, it uses pictures.

Roman Woodworking Occupations
A list of Latin terms connected with the occupations of Roman woodworking.

Declension of the Latin Pronomial Adjective Nullus
Here is the declension of the Latin adjective nullus.

Negatives of Certain Negative Pronouns, Adjectives, and Adverbs in Latin
Here are some double negatives of pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs in Latin.

Imperative Latin Verbs - Imperatives
Information on Latin imperative verbs.

List of Roman Relationships
Latin names for the terms of Roman familial relationships, from John E. Sandys.

How to Say Happy Birthday in Latin
In Latin, words that mean may it be a happy birthday would convey the message of Happy Birthday.

Ancient History Report Outlines
The parts of the ancient history research paper, using primary and secondary sources, and some guidelines for creating outlines.

Ancient History Research Papers
Outline advice for ancient history and mythology research papers for people who have trouble getting organized.