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Ben Kane - The Forgotten Legion - Review of Ben Kane's The Forgotten…Updated: 2008-12-01 @ 22:17:37 GMT
Review of Ben Kane's The Forgotten Legion…
Ancient Classical History - Ancient Greece & Rome & Classics Resear…Updated: 2008-12-01 @ 21:05:14 GMT
Greek Gods, Myths and Legends - An Introduction to Greek MythologyUpdated: 2008-12-01 @ 20:36:54 GMT
An introduction to Greek Myths, Greek gods and goddesses, and the fascinating legends. Greek Mythology remains a part of western culture. …
1st Triumvirate Timeline - Pompey, Crassus, and Caesar formed the fi…Updated: 2008-12-01 @ 20:26:33 GMT
The First Triumvirate was formed after Pompey, Crassus, and Caesar had demonstrated their power…
You Already Know Greek Mythology - Finding Greek Mythology in Modern…Updated: 2008-12-01 @ 16:45:32 GMT
Roman and Greek mythology in modern daily life. Myth today…
Hercules - More You Should Know About HerculesUpdated: 2008-12-01 @ 15:27:10 GMT
Hercules is renowned for his feats at birth and his 12 Labors, but Hercules did much more in his life. Here are more of Hercules' feats and deeds you should know…
HippocratesUpdated: 2008-12-01 @ 14:18:54 GMT
Hippocrates was a Greek doctor who looked for medical rather than religious reasons for ailments…
Kaeso Fabius - Who Is Kaeso FabiusCreated: 2008-12-01 @ 02:23:11 GMT
Identification of Kaeso Fabius…
Romans - Famous Ancient Romans Whose Names Begin With JUpdated: 2008-12-01 @ 02:19:56 GMT
Famous ancient Romans whose names begin with the letter J…
Ancient / Classical History - Past issues of ArticlesUpdated: 2008-11-30 @ 21:53:58 GMT
Previous issues of Articles…
The Latin Alphabet - Tips on the Letters of the Latin AlphabetUpdated: 2008-11-30 @ 15:46:36 GMT
Here is an explanation of a change in the ancient Latin alphabet…
The Roman Forum - What You Need to Know About the Forum RomanumUpdated: 2008-11-30 @ 14:01:17 GMT
The Roman forum or Forum Romanum, by the Capitoline Hill, was the center of life in ancient Rome…
Kalends - About the Roman KalendsUpdated: 2008-11-30 @ 13:33:17 GMT
The Kalends was the first day of the Roman month…
Cognomen - About the Roman CognomenUpdated: 2008-11-30 @ 04:51:38 GMT
The cognomen was an extra Roman name…
Alphabet - Latin and English Differences in Alphabet,Updated: 2008-11-30 @ 04:28:50 GMT
The Roman or Latin alphabet is what we use today, but with modifications…
How to Read a Roman NameUpdated: 2008-11-30 @ 03:29:08 GMT
A simple How to on Roman names, from your About.com Guide…
Ancient History Daily QuestionUpdated: 2008-11-29 @ 01:55:09 GMT
Daily question quiz: ancient classical history aa bb getdate new date document write…
Irregular Verbs - Latin Irregular VerbsUpdated: 2008-11-28 @ 18:16:51 GMT
Latin, irregular verbs, irregulars, compounds…
What Is Myth - Towards a Definition of MythUpdated: 2008-11-27 @ 18:42:32 GMT
Towards a working definition of myth…
Myths and LegendsUpdated: 2008-11-27 @ 18:31:39 GMT
Introduction to Greek Mythology. Myths and legends…
Mt. Vesuvius - What You Need to Know about Mount VesuviusUpdated: 2008-11-27 @ 18:28:35 GMT
Mt. Vesuvius is a volcano in Campania, near Naples, Italy, whose eruption in A.D. 79 destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum…
10 Plagues - What Were the 10 Plagues in Egypt?Updated: 2008-11-27 @ 18:03:37 GMT
About the ten plagues in Egypt…
Major Gods and Goddesses of the WorldUpdated: 2008-11-27 @ 18:02:17 GMT
Gods and Goddesses from mythology all over the world. Mythology about the major gods and goddesses…
Basics of LatinUpdated: 2008-11-27 @ 17:30:28 GMT
Pages on this site to help someone reviewing Latin or trying to teach himself to translate short passages of Latin…
Latin Grammar - Adverbs in LatinUpdated: 2008-11-27 @ 17:23:22 GMT
Latin adverbs provide information in a sentence about manner, degree, cause, place, or time…
Why and When Did Rome Fall?Updated: 2008-11-27 @ 15:51:57 GMT
Why and When Did Rome Fall?…
Latin Adjectives 1st and 2nd DeclensionUpdated: 2008-11-27 @ 15:38:46 GMT
The declension of Latin adjectives in the first and second declension…
Latin Adjectives for Masculine 1st Declension NounsUpdated: 2008-11-27 @ 15:26:44 GMT
Adjective declension for masculine nouns of the first declension…
Attitudes Towards the Carthaginians and PhoeniciansUpdated: 2008-11-27 @ 14:05:18 GMT
Benjamin Isaac, in "The Invention of Racism in Classical Antiquity" lists the terms used by Greeks and Romans when describing the Phoenicians…
Classical Greeks Attitudes Towards the Macedonians - Peter GreenUpdated: 2008-11-27 @ 13:57:55 GMT
Peter Green explains the attitude of the Classical Greeks towards the macedonians…
Fall of Rome - Economic Reasons for the Fall of RomeUpdated: 2008-11-27 @ 13:39:39 GMT
Rome fell or changed partly as a result of economic policies of the Roman emperors…
Battle at Issus - What Was the Battle at IssusUpdated: 2008-11-27 @ 13:37:19 GMT
The first of the Battles at Issus, and the one usually referred to, was fought by Alexander the Great against the Great King of Persia Darius III…
Mithridates - About Mithridates and the Mithridatic WarsUpdated: 2008-11-27 @ 13:31:22 GMT
Mithridates while still a child developed a reputation that included matricide and a paranoid fear of being poisoned…
Mithridates - Mithridates Makes a Bid for CappadociaUpdated: 2008-11-27 @ 13:28:17 GMT
Mithridates tries to enlist Roman support for taking control of Cappadocia…
St. Patrick - Patron Saint of Ireland St. Patrick and the Legends of…Updated: 2008-11-27 @ 13:23:35 GMT
St. Patrick. Patron Saint of Ireland St. Patrick and the Legends of St. Patrick…
Curse Tablets - Revenge on the Roman Bath House Thieves by Sympathet…Updated: 2008-11-27 @ 13:16:42 GMT
Curse Tablets - Revenge on the Roman Bath House Thieves by Sympathetic Magic. Theft was a problem in Roman bath houses, so slaves watched bathers property and curse tablets punished those who stole…
Herod the Great - Flavius Josephus on How Herod the Great Became KingUpdated: 2008-11-27 @ 13:15:31 GMT
Herod the Great. In Antiquities of the Jews - Book XIV, the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus explains how Herod the Great came to be king of the Jews…
Latin Nouns of the Second Declension - EndingsUpdated: 2008-11-27 @ 03:30:31 GMT
The endings on Latin nouns of the second declension…
Latin Declension RulesUpdated: 2008-11-27 @ 03:28:55 GMT
Rules from Allen and Greenough's Latin Grammar on the declensions of nouns in Latin…
Latin Cases - The 7 Cases of Latin Nouns, Pronouns, and AdjectivesUpdated: 2008-11-27 @ 03:14:43 GMT
These are the main uses of the 7 cases of Latin nouns…
Thanks - How Do You Say Thank You in LatinUpdated: 2008-11-27 @ 01:16:39 GMT
Information on the ways you can say "thank you" in Latin…
John the BaptistUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 23:16:08 GMT
John the Baptist was a Jewish forerunner of Jesus who baptized believers in the imminent coming of Judgment Day…
Antioch in Syria - An Apostolic SeeUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 23:02:40 GMT
Antioch, in Syria, was an Apostolic See. Antioch (Antakya) is now in Turkey…
Judea - Palestinian Region of Judea (Judaea)Updated: 2008-11-26 @ 22:52:54 GMT
Judea is a region of ancient Palestine…
Passive PeriphrasticUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 21:22:27 GMT
The passive periphrastic is a Latin construction that expresses ought to or must…
Word Order - Latin and English Differences in Word OrderUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 21:15:40 GMT
One of the differences between Latin and English and one of the challenges facing English-speaking students of Latin is the word order…
Latin Noun Suffixes - List of Noun Suffixes in LatinUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 20:49:59 GMT
Latin noun suffixes. List of endings on nouns in Latin…
Latin Verbs - Irregular Verb VoloUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 20:36:23 GMT
Paradigm for the irregular Latin verb volo…
Pangaea - Alfred Wegener's Pangaea HypothesisUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 20:20:40 GMT
Information on Alfred Wegener's Pangaea hypothesis…
Latin Verbs - The Tenses of Latin Verbs and MoreUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 13:55:25 GMT
Latin tenses for latin verbs in the Indicative…
Latin Verbs - Moods of Latin VerbsUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 13:54:41 GMT
Moods of Latin verbs…
Latin Verbs 1st Conjugation - How to Conjugate Latin Verbs of the 1s…Updated: 2008-11-26 @ 06:29:03 GMT
Latin 1st Conjugation.: latin verb tenses conjugation verbs latin verbs declension nouns irregular verbs…
Latin 4th ConjugationUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 06:25:50 GMT
Latin 4th Conjugation.: latin verb tenses conjugation verbs latin verbs singular plural verb sum…
Latin 2nd ConjugationUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 06:23:44 GMT
Latin 2nd Conjugation.: latin verb tenses conjugation verbs latin verbs verb sum verb moods…
Latin Third ConjugationUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 06:22:38 GMT
Latin 3rd Conjugation.: latin verb tenses conjugation verbs latin verbs singular plural verb sum…
Caesura - Definiton of the poetic term CaesuraUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 06:08:35 GMT
Definition of the poetic term caesura as contrasted with diaeresis…
Latin Numbers - Latin Cardinal NumbersUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 05:53:11 GMT
Latin cardinal numbers…
Articles - Latin and English Differences in ArticlesUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 05:51:53 GMT
In English, we generally use articles with nouns, but this is not done in Latin…
Latin Comparatives - Endings on Latin Adjectives for the ComparativeUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 05:51:17 GMT
Information on forming the comparative of Latin adjectives…
Latin Adjectives - How to Read Latin AdjectivesUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 05:50:49 GMT
Information on understanding the dictionary entry for Latin adjectives…
Latin Conjunctions - List of Conjunctions in LatinUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 05:43:54 GMT
Latin conjunctions. List of conjunctions in Latin…
Latin ConjunctionsUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 05:43:01 GMT
Latin conjunctions join words in sentences…
Conjunctions - Definition of ConjunctionsUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 05:41:57 GMT
Conjunctions come in three types in English and Latin…
Irenaeus - About the Theologian IrenaeusUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 05:40:17 GMT
St. Irenaeus was a theologian and bishop in what is now Lyons, France…
SicilyUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 05:37:55 GMT
Sicily is an island south of Italy…
Ablative Case - About the Ablative Case for Latin NounsUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 04:56:15 GMT
The ablative case in Latin has prepositional and locative uses…
Latin - Types of Ablatives Used in LatinUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 04:36:53 GMT
The Ablative Case in Latin. Ablatives. …
Latin Pronouns - Table of the Latin PronounsUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 04:26:16 GMT
Latin Pronouns: illi illi singular plural illis illius illas…
Latin Verbs - EndingsUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 04:04:58 GMT
Latin Verbs - Endings…
Latin Personal PronounsUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 03:55:04 GMT
Latin Personal Pronouns…
Latin Intensive Pronoun IpseUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 03:48:06 GMT
Latin intensive pronoun ipse…
Latin Demonstrative PronounsUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 03:42:03 GMT
Latin Demonstrative Pronouns. Latin pronouns hic, ille, and iste…
The Archangels - Names of the Seven ArchangelsUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 02:37:12 GMT
The names of the seven archangels vary somewhat…
Classical Texts, Literature, Primary Sources, Translations, and Anci…Updated: 2008-11-26 @ 02:34:19 GMT
English translations of primary texts mostly in the public domain, Classical literature, translations and ancient history texts…
Matthew - KJV Book of DanielCreated: 2008-11-26 @ 02:32:12 GMT
Etext of Book of Daniel.: nebuchadnezzar king of babylon king of judah ancient judaism land of shinar king of babylon…
Matthew - KJV Gospel According to MatthewUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 02:31:09 GMT
Etext of the Gospel According to Matthew.: ancient judaism son of abraham begat aminadab roboam…
Top Myths about Ancient History - Today's Myths About the PastUpdated: 2008-11-26 @ 00:50:30 GMT
Top myths about ancient history. Urban legends and mistaken ideas modern people have about ancient history…
Myths or Urban Legends About Ancient HistoryCreated: 2008-11-26 @ 00:47:16 GMT
Myths or Urban Legends About Ancient History…
Genealogy of the First Gods: Descendants of Pontos - Nereus, Thaumas…Updated: 2008-11-25 @ 23:32:44 GMT
Descendants of Gaia through the Titans Kreios, Hyperion, Thea, Oceanos, Tethys, Koios and Phoibe, and through her liaison with Pontos which produced Eurybia…
Iris - Who Is the Greek Goddess IrisUpdated: 2008-11-25 @ 22:20:40 GMT
Iris Greek Goddess …
Hermes - A Thief, Inventor, and Messenger GodUpdated: 2008-11-25 @ 22:17:09 GMT
Hermes (Mercury in Roman mythology) became a messenger because his father Zeus sought to curb his thieving tendencies. On the day of his birth Hermes stole his brother Apollo's cattle in order to c…
Palestine in the Time of Kings From The Atlas of Ancient and Classic…Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:59 GMT
Palestine in the Time of Kings From The Atlas of Ancient and Classical Geography, by Samuel Butler, Ernest Rhys, ed. (1907, repr. 1908)…
Maps of the Ancient WorldUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:59 GMT
Public Domain maps of the ancient world…
Itinerary of Alexander the GreatUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:58 GMT
Itinerary of Alexander the Great…
Italy - The Growth of Roman Power in ItalyUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:58 GMT
Italy - The Growth of Roman Power in Italy…
Maps of Ancient GreeceUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:58 GMT
Maps of Ancient Greece…
Map of the extent of Persia in 490 B.C.Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:57 GMT
Map of the extent of Persian in 490 B.C…
Maps of Ancient GreeceUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:57 GMT
Maps of Ancient Greece and ancient Egypt with cut-out of the Nile Delta…
UrUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:56 GMT
Ur…
Map of the Nile DeltaUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:56 GMT
Map of the Nile Delta…
AssyriaUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:55 GMT
Map of ancient Assyria…
Maps of the Ancient WorldUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:55 GMT
Public Domain maps of the ancient world…
Maps of the Ancient World - Public Domain Maps of the Ancient WorldUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:54 GMT
Public Domain Maps of the Ancient World…
Map of Ancient SyriaUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:54 GMT
Map of Ancient Syria…
Maps of the Ancient WorldUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:54 GMT
Public Domain maps of the ancient world…
Barbarian Migrations MapUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:53 GMT
Barbarian Migrations Map…
Map of the Extent of the Roman EmpireUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:53 GMT
Map of the Extent of the Roman Empire…
Map of Ancient Syria, Mesopotamia, and Assyria.Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:52 GMT
Map of Ancient Syria, Mesopotamia, and Assyria. From The Atlas of Ancient and Classical Geography, by Samuel Butler, Ernest Rhys, editor (1907, repr. 1908)…
Mesopotamian Cities of the Assyrian Empire 750-625 B.C.Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:52 GMT
Mesopotamian Cities of the Assyrian Empire 750-625 B.C…
Map of ArmeniaUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:51 GMT
Map of Armenia. Map shows Armenia and the areas to the south and East, including the Caspian Sea and Persia…
Map of ArmeniaUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:51 GMT
Map of Armenia. Map shows cities of Turkey, Syria, Armenia, and Turkestan…
Assyrian Empire and the Region About the Eastern Mediterranean 750-6…Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:51 GMT
Assyrian Empire and the Region About the Eastern Mediterranean 750-625 B.C…
Maps of Rome and the Roman EmpireUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:50 GMT
Rome spread from a single settlement on the Tiber. First it spread to the surrounding territory, then all of Italy, and then most of western Europe, north Africa, Greece, and Asia Minor…
Map of ArmeniaUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:50 GMT
Map of Armenia. Map shows the areas to the south of Armenia, including Mesopotamia, Assyria, Babylonia, the Arabian Desert, Chaldea, Syria and Asia Minor to the west…
Northern GaulUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:49 GMT
Northern Gaul…
Southern GaulUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:49 GMT
Southern Gaul…
Map of Asia Lines of Commerce in the Middle AgesUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:48 GMT
Map of Asia Lines of Commerce in the Middle Ages…
Maps of the Ancient WorldUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:48 GMT
Public Domain maps of the ancient world…
Map of Ancient EphesusUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:47 GMT
Map of the ancient city of Ephesus…
Map of Ancient EuropeUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:46 GMT
Public domain map of ancient Central Europe…
Maps of the Ancient WorldUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:41 GMT
Public Domain maps of the ancient world…
Ancient Italy and Sicily MapUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:30:40 GMT
This map of ancient Italy and Sicily, from an Ancient Greece site, is in the public domain and comes from the 1886 Ginn & Company "Classical Atlas," by Keith Johnston…
Maps of the Ancient WorldUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:29:46 GMT
Public Domain maps of the ancient world…
Ancient Near EastUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:29:45 GMT
Maps of the Ancient Near East…
Ancient Near EastUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:29:45 GMT
Maps of the Ancient Near East…
Ancient Near EastUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:29:44 GMT
Maps of the Ancient Near East…
Maps of the Ancient World - Public Domain Maps of the Ancient WorldUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:29:40 GMT
Public Domain Maps of the Ancient World…
Maps of the Ancient World - Public Domain Maps of the Ancient WorldUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:29:39 GMT
Public Domain Maps of the Ancient World…
Maps of the Ancient World - Public Domain Maps of the Ancient WorldUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 22:29:38 GMT
Public Domain Maps of the Ancient World…
Ancient Philosophers - Pictures of Ancient PhilosophersUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:48:53 GMT
The early Greek philosophers, from Ionia, (Asia Minor) and southern Italy, saw the world around them and asked questions about it. Instead of attributing its creation to anthropomorphic gods, they …
Ancient Philosophers - Pictures of Ancient PhilosophersUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:48:52 GMT
The early Greek philosophers, from Ionia, (Asia Minor) and southern Italy, saw the world around them and asked questions about it. Instead of attributing its creation to anthropomorphic gods, they …
Ancient Philosophers - Pictures of Ancient PhilosophersUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:48:52 GMT
The early Greek philosophers, from Ionia, (Asia Minor) and southern Italy, saw the world around them and asked questions about it. Instead of attributing its creation to anthropomorphic gods, they …
Ancient Philosophers - Pictures of Ancient PhilosophersUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:48:51 GMT
The early Greek philosophers, from Ionia, (Asia Minor) and southern Italy, saw the world around them and asked questions about it. Instead of attributing its creation to anthropomorphic gods, they …
Ancient Philosophers - Pictures of Ancient PhilosophersUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:48:49 GMT
The early Greek philosophers, from Ionia, (Asia Minor) and southern Italy, saw the world around them and asked questions about it. Instead of attributing its creation to anthropomorphic gods, they …
Ancient Philosophers - Pictures of Ancient PhilosophersUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:48:49 GMT
The early Greek philosophers, from Ionia, (Asia Minor) and southern Italy, saw the world around them and asked questions about it. Instead of attributing its creation to anthropomorphic gods, they …
Ancient Philosophers - Pictures of Ancient PhilosophersUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:48:45 GMT
The early Greek philosophers, from Ionia, (Asia Minor) and southern Italy, saw the world around them and asked questions about it. Instead of attributing its creation to anthropomorphic gods, they …
Socrates was one of the most famous Greek philosophers who is known …Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:47:54 GMT
Socrates was one of the most famous Greek philosophers who is known for being convicted of capital offenses by Athens…
4th Century Greece and RomeUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:47:54 GMT
4th Century Greece and Rome…
Ancient Philosophers - Pictures of Ancient PhilosophersUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:47:53 GMT
The early Greek philosophers, from Ionia, (Asia Minor) and southern Italy, saw the world around them and asked questions about it. Instead of attributing its creation to anthropomorphic gods, they …
Ancient Philosophers - Pictures of Ancient PhilosophersUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:47:52 GMT
The early Greek philosophers, from Ionia, (Asia Minor) and southern Italy, saw the world around them and asked questions about it. Instead of attributing its creation to anthropomorphic gods, they …
Italy - The Growth of Roman Power in ItalyUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:47:51 GMT
Italy - The Growth of Roman Power in Italy…
Ancient Philosophers - Pictures of Ancient PhilosophersUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:47:51 GMT
The early Greek philosophers, from Ionia, (Asia Minor) and southern Italy, saw the world around them and asked questions about it. Instead of attributing its creation to anthropomorphic gods, they …
Map of the Macedonian EmpireUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:47:49 GMT
Map of the Macedonian Empire…
4th Century Greece and RomeUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:47:49 GMT
4th Century Greece and Rome…
4th Century Greece and RomeUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:47:48 GMT
4th Century Greece and Rome…
4th Century Greece and RomeUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:47:48 GMT
4th Century Greece and Rome…
4th Century Greece and RomeUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:47:48 GMT
4th Century Greece and Rome…
4th Century Greece and RomeUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:47:47 GMT
4th Century Greece and Rome…
4th Century Greece and RomeUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:47:47 GMT
4th Century Greece and Rome…
AgesilausUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:47:46 GMT
Agesilaus…
AristophanesUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:47:46 GMT
Aristophanes…
Ancient Philosophers - Pictures of Ancient PhilosophersUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:47:44 GMT
The early Greek philosophers, from Ionia, (Asia Minor) and southern Italy, saw the world around them and asked questions about it. Instead of attributing its creation to anthropomorphic gods, they …
Ancient Philosophers - Pictures of Ancient PhilosophersUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:47:42 GMT
The early Greek philosophers, from Ionia, (Asia Minor) and southern Italy, saw the world around them and asked questions about it. Instead of attributing its creation to anthropomorphic gods, they …
Ancient Philosophers - Pictures of Ancient PhilosophersUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:47:41 GMT
The early Greek philosophers, from Ionia, (Asia Minor) and southern Italy, saw the world around them and asked questions about it. Instead of attributing its creation to anthropomorphic gods, they …
Porcia wounding her thigh by Elisabetta Sirani (1638 - 1665).Created: 2008-11-24 @ 21:37:08 GMT
Porcia wounding her thigh by Elisabetta Sirani (1638 - 1665)…
House of the Venus Marina in PompeiiCreated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:37:07 GMT
House of the Venus Marina…
Botticelli's Fresco of St. AugustineCreated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:57 GMT
Botticelli's fresco of Augustine meditating in his cell. Part of a picture gallery on St. Augustine…
Tabula PeutingerianaUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:56 GMT
Tabula Peutingeriana…
Babylonian Table of SquaresCreated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:51 GMT
Babylonian Table of Squares…
Moses - Icon of Moses and the Burning BushUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:50 GMT
Moses…
King Tut - Mummy of King TutUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:49 GMT
King Tut…
Sappho - Fresco of SapphoUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:48 GMT
Sappho…
Labrys - Double Axe LabrysUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:47 GMT
Labrys…
Priest-King or Prince of Lilies - Fresco From Knossos That May Be a …Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:46 GMT
Priest-King or Prince of Lilies …
Bull-Leaping Fresco - Famous Fresco with 3 Bull-LeapersUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:46 GMT
Bull-Leaping Fresco…
Moses and the Pharaoh - Moses Works Miracles for Pharaoh and His Mag…Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:44 GMT
Moses and the Pharaoh…
Sack of RomeUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:42 GMT
Sack of Rome…
Pope Sixtus II - Martyrdom of Pope Sixtus II Under Emperor ValerianUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:41 GMT
Martyrdom of Pope Sixtus II Under Emperor Valerian…
Theseus and Sinis - Theseus Faces Sinis' ChallengeUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:39 GMT
Theseus and Sinis…
Perseus Rescues Andromeda - PerseusUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:38 GMT
Perseus Rescues Andromeda…
Saturn (Cronus) - Saturn Devours His ChildrenUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:38 GMT
Saturn Devours His Children…
Prometheus Steals Fire for Mankind - PrometheusUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:38 GMT
Prometheus Steals Fire for Mankind…
Death of Lucretia - Botticelli's Version of the Death of LucretiaUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:34 GMT
Death of Lucretia…
Odysseus and the Sirens - Odysseus Safely Listens to the SirensUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:32 GMT
Odysseus Safely Listens to the Sirens…
Fall of Phaethon - Painting of the Fatal Fall of PhaethonUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:31 GMT
Fall of Phaethon…
Aegeus Consults the Pythia - King Aegeus Consults the Pythian Oracle…Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:30 GMT
Aegeus consults the Pythia…
Herodotus' World View - Map of the World the Way Herodotus Envisione…Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:26 GMT
Herodotus' World View…
Daedalus Launches Icarus - Painting of Daedalus and IcarusUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:18 GMT
Daedalus Launches Icarus…
Rape of Ganymede - Rembrandt - Zeus and GanymedeUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:18 GMT
Rembrandt - Zeus and Ganymede…
Medusa - Painting of MedusaUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:17 GMT
Medusa…
Wordless Wednesday Picture GalleryUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:14 GMT
Wordless Wednesday Picture Gallery…
Wordless Wednesday Picture GalleryUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:12 GMT
Wordless Wednesday Picture Gallery…
Wordless Wednesday Picture GalleryUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:09 GMT
Wordless Wednesday Picture Gallery…
Greek athleteUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:07 GMT
Greek Athlete…
Panathenaic prize amphora. Pancratists, by the Berlin painter. 490 B…Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:07 GMT
Panathenaic prize amphora. Pancratists, by the Berlin painter. 490 B.C. Staatliche Museen, Berlin. …
Etruscan Boxing. Black-figured amphora. Etruscan, about 510-500 B.C.…Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:07 GMT
Etruscan Boxing. Black-figured amphora. Etruscan, about 510-500 B.C. Found at Vulci, Italy. At the British Museum. …
Boxers, one with blood, by the Nikosthenes painter. Attic Black-Figu…Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:06 GMT
Boxers, one with blood, by the Nikosthenes painter. Attic Black-Figure Amphora, c. 520-510 B.C. British Museum. …
Panathenaic prize amphora, signed by the potter Kittos, c. 367-366 B…Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:04 GMT
Panathenaic prize amphora, signed by the potter Kittos, c. 367-366 B.C…
Pankration scene. Black-figured Panathenaic amphora. 5th century B.C…Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:02 GMT
Pankration scene. Black-figured Panathenaic amphora. 5th century B.C. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art…
Athletic Pictures on Greek PotteryUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:00 GMT
Athletic Pictures on Greek Pottery…
Athletic Pictures on Greek PotteryUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:36:00 GMT
Athletic Pictures on Greek Pottery…
Athletic Pictures on Greek PotteryUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:59 GMT
Athletic Pictures on Greek Pottery…
Athletic Pictures on Greek PotteryUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:59 GMT
Athletic Pictures on Greek Pottery…
Athletic Pictures on Greek PotteryUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:57 GMT
Athletic Pictures on Greek Pottery…
Athletic Pictures on Greek PotteryUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:57 GMT
Athletic Pictures on Greek Pottery…
Athletic Pictures on Greek PotteryUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:55 GMT
Athletic Pictures on Greek Pottery…
Scythian archer. Attic red-figure neck-amphora, 510-500 B.C., by Eup…Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:50 GMT
Scythian archer. Attic red-figure neck-amphora, 510-500 B.C…
Chalice krater produced in cooperation by Euphronios and Euxitheos. …Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:48 GMT
Chalice krater produced in cooperation by Euphronios and Euxitheos. Dionysos and his thiasos. Side A from an Attic red-figure krater, 510–500 BC. …
Heracles and Antaios on a chalice krater.Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:48 GMT
Signed by Euphronios (painter), attributed to Euxitheos (potter). Heracles wrestling with the Libyan giant Antaeus. Main side of a red-figured calix krater, 515–510 BC…
Dionysus holding a kantharos (drinking cup). Side A from an Attic re…Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:47 GMT
Dionysus holding a kantharos (drinking cup). Side A from an Attic red-figure kantharos, by the Berlin Painter, c. 490-480 B.C. From Vulci, Italy…
Satyr and maenad, tondo of a red-figure Attic cup, c. 510 B.C. - 500…Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:47 GMT
Bowl: A satyr pursues a maenad, by Euphronius, c. 510-500 B.C…
Women washing clothes. Side A from an Attic red-figure pelike, c. 47…Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:46 GMT
Women washing clothes. Side A from an Attic red-figure pelike, c. 470 B.C.-460 B.C…
Idas and Marpessa are separated by Zeus. Attic red-figure psykter, c…Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:46 GMT
Idas and Marpessa are separated by Zeus. Attic red-figure psykter, c. 480 B.C., by the Pan Painter…
Clytemnestra Vase - Clytemnestra Trying to Awaken Sleeping ErinyesUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:44 GMT
Apulian red-figure bell-krater, from 380–370 B.C., by Eumenides Painter showing Clytemnestra trying to awaken the Erinyes, at the Louvre…
Theseus Fighting the Crommyonian SowUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:44 GMT
Theseus Fighting the Crommyonian Sow…
Eos and Her Chariot. Red-figure krater from South Italy, from 430-42…Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:44 GMT
Eos and Her Chariot. Red-figure krater from South Italy, from 430-420 B.C. At Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Munich, Germany…
Castor. From Theseus and the Gathering of the Argonauts. Attic red-f…Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:42 GMT
Castor. From Theseus and the Gathering of the Argonauts. Attic red-figure calyx-krater, 460-450 B.C. From Orvieto. Niobid Painter…
Heracles and the gathering of the Argonauts (or Heracles in Marathon…Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:42 GMT
Heracles and the gathering of the Argonauts (or Heracles in Marathon?). Attic red-figure calyx-krater, 460–450 BC. From Orvieto. Niobid Painter…
Theseus. From Theseus and the Gathering of the Argonauts. Attic red-…Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:41 GMT
Theseus. From Theseus and the Gathering of the Argonauts. Attic red-figure calyx-krater, 460-450 B.C. From Orvieto. Niobid Painter…
Dionysos, Ariadne, satyrs and maenads. Side A of an Attic red-figure…Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:41 GMT
Dionysos, Ariadne, satyrs and maenads. Side A of an Attic red-figure calyx-krater, c. 400-375 B.C. From Thebes…
Heracles entering Olympus, olpe by the Amasis Painter, 550–530…Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:37 GMT
Heracles entering Olympus, olpe by the Amasis Painter, 550–530 B.C…
Large late Geometric Attic amphora, c. 725 B.C. - 700 B.C.Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:30 GMT
Large late Geometric Attic amphora, c. 725 B.C. - 700 B.C…
Aeneas carrying Anchises. Attic black-figure oinochoe, c. 520-510 BC.Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:28 GMT
Aeneas carrying Anchises. Attic black-figure oinochoe, c. 520-510 BC…
Amphora from c. 530 B.C.; attributed to the Ivy Painter. At the Bost…Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:27 GMT
Amphora from c. 530 B.C.; attributed to the Ivy Painter. At the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. …
Greek Pottery - Pictures of Greek VasesUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:24 GMT
Pictures of Greek Pottery…
Greek Pottery - Pictures of Greek VasesUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:23 GMT
Pictures of Greek Pottery…
Greek Pottery - Pictures of Greek VasesUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:21 GMT
Pictures of Greek Pottery…
Swastika - What Is the Origin of the SwastikaUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:14 GMT
swastika, origin…
Worst Defeats Rome SufferedUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:11 GMT
worst defeats, roman defeats, rome…
Models of Female Roman Virtue - Roman Women Who Were Models of Roman…Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:11 GMT
Women who have been considered as paragons of Roman virtue…
Which Is the Best Book on the Late Roman Republic or Roman Revolutio…Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:07 GMT
Late Roman Republic…
Confusing Word Pairs - Which Pairs of Words Do You ConfuseUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:07 GMT
word pairs, confusing word pairs…
Names for RomeUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:07 GMT
Rome, names…
What Is Myth?Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:06 GMT
What Is Myth?…
Socrates was one of the most famous Greek philosophers who is known …Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:06 GMT
Socrates was one of the most famous Greek philosophers who is known for being convicted of capital offenses by Athens…
4th Century Greece and RomeUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:06 GMT
4th Century Greece and Rome…
Presocratic PhilosophersUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:05 GMT
Presocratic philosophers and their contributions to rational thought…
4th Century Greece and RomeUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:05 GMT
4th Century Greece and Rome…
Which Greek God or Greek Goddess Would You Want to Be?Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:05 GMT
greek goddesses, greek gods…
The Nestorian ControversyUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:05 GMT
Nestorian Controversy…
4th Century Greece and RomeUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:04 GMT
4th Century Greece and Rome…
Which Magic Book?Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:03 GMT
Books on Ancient Magic,ancient magic…
4th Century Greece and RomeUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:03 GMT
4th Century Greece and Rome…
Who Is the Greatest Greek Hero?Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 21:35:03 GMT
Who Is the Greatest Greek Hero?…
Ancient Philosophers - Pictures of Ancient PhilosophersUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 19:45:11 GMT
The early Greek philosophers, from Ionia, (Asia Minor) and southern Italy, saw the world around them and asked questions about it. Instead of attributing its creation to anthropomorphic gods, they …
Ancient Philosophers - Pictures of Ancient PhilosophersUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 19:45:10 GMT
The early Greek philosophers, from Ionia, (Asia Minor) and southern Italy, saw the world around them and asked questions about it. Instead of attributing its creation to anthropomorphic gods, they …
Ancient Philosophers - Pictures of Ancient PhilosophersUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 19:22:40 GMT
The early Greek philosophers, from Ionia, (Asia Minor) and southern Italy, saw the world around them and asked questions about it. Instead of attributing its creation to anthropomorphic gods, they …
Ancient Philosophers - Pictures of Ancient PhilosophersUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 19:17:14 GMT
The early Greek philosophers, from Ionia, (Asia Minor) and southern Italy, saw the world around them and asked questions about it. Instead of attributing its creation to anthropomorphic gods, they …
Ancient / Classical History Glossary - Main GlossaryUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 17:19:17 GMT
The Ancient / Classical History glossary is an evolving resource on people and topics in ancient history, mythology and classical literature, mostly with very brief descriptions and biographies…
Origen - Christian Theologian OrigenUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 16:35:10 GMT
Origen was a Christian theologian of the early Church…
St. Jerome - Who Is St. JeromeUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 16:32:58 GMT
St. Jerome is known as the scholar who created the Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Bible…
GnosticismUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 16:25:57 GMT
Gnosticism is a religious movement based on knowledge…
Christianity - Definition of ChristianityUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 16:09:14 GMT
Christianity is a monotheistic religion whose adherents believe that Jesus of Nazareth is the son of God and their savior…
SeptuagintUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 15:56:01 GMT
Septuagint…
3 Magi - Names of the 3 Wise MenUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 15:47:48 GMT
The names of the magi or three wisemen who visited the Christ child…
Requiescat in pace (R.I.P.) - Definition of R.I.P.Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 15:30:59 GMT
Requiescat in pace (R.I.P.) means let him rest in peace…
Chalcedonian CreedUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 15:29:00 GMT
The Chalcedonian Creed …
Jesus - About JesusUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 15:25:24 GMT
Jesus is the central figure of the Christian religion…
Apostasy - Information on ApostasyUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 15:19:34 GMT
Apostasy and the early Church…
A.D. Anno Domini A.D.Updated: 2008-11-24 @ 15:17:52 GMT
A.D. is a Latin abbreviation for Anno Domini…
Angel - Information on AngelsUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 15:17:10 GMT
Angel is a messenger of God…
Abdera - What is Abdera SpainUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 15:14:45 GMT
Abdera was an ancient seaport on the south coast of Spain…
Iris - Who Was the Rainbow Goddess IrisUpdated: 2008-11-24 @ 02:03:59 GMT
Iris was a Greek goddess who figured in the Iliad…
Choral Lyric Poetry - Archaic Greek Choral LyricUpdated: 2008-11-23 @ 21:55:55 GMT
Archaic Greek choral lyric poetry was performed at public religious festivals or major family functions…
Meter - Stressed and Unstressed Syllables in Greek and Latin PoetryUpdated: 2008-11-23 @ 21:44:09 GMT
Meter and metrics in Greek and Latin poetry and the notation for stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry…
Latin MetersUpdated: 2008-11-23 @ 21:40:52 GMT
The meters of Greek and Latin poetry: trochaic, iambic, anapestic, dactylic, and spondaic meters…
Latin Verbs - Irregular Verb NoloUpdated: 2008-11-23 @ 20:58:51 GMT
Paradigm for the irregular Latin verb Nolo…
Latin Verbs - Irregular Verb EoUpdated: 2008-11-23 @ 20:08:47 GMT
Paradigm for the irregular Latin verb eo…
Galba (68-69 A.D.) Roman Emperor GalbaUpdated: 2008-11-23 @ 02:21:55 GMT
Galba (68-69 A.D.) was the Roman Emperor who came after Nero, the last of the Julio-Claudians…
Prosody -The Poetic Study of ProsodyUpdated: 2008-11-23 @ 02:21:11 GMT
Definition of the term Prosody from poetic study of meters…
Iambic Pentameter - About the Meter Iambic PentameterUpdated: 2008-11-23 @ 02:20:40 GMT
Iambic Pentameter is a meter with five feet of iambics…
Robert Harris - Imperium - Review of Robert Harris' ImperiumUpdated: 2008-11-22 @ 23:44:49 GMT
A review of Robert Harris' novel about Cicero in the declining years of the Roman Republic, told from the perspective of his slave and scribe Tiro…
Some Meters of Greek and Latin PoetryUpdated: 2008-11-21 @ 20:57:09 GMT
Glyconic, Alcaic, Sapphic, and Asclepeadean meters of Greek and Latin poetry…
Margaret Malamud - Ancient Rome and Modern America - Review of Malam…Updated: 2008-11-21 @ 20:04:09 GMT
Margaret Malamud shows how America has used the history of ancient Rome to serve in different ways depending on mostly the economic, but also the moral climate of the U.S…
Livia - Empress of Rome Julia Augusta aka LiviaUpdated: 2008-11-21 @ 15:10:20 GMT
Livia Drusilla was the wife of the first emperor of Rome, Augustus…
Vesuvius - Mt. VesuviusUpdated: 2008-11-21 @ 15:07:34 GMT
Mt. Vesuvius is a volcano in the area of Italy south of Rome known as Campania. Mt. Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79 destroying the cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii…
Virgil vs Vergil - Is it Virgil or VergilUpdated: 2008-11-20 @ 19:07:03 GMT
The name of the Augustan Age poet and creator of the Roman national epic, The Aeneid, is sometimes spelled Virgil and sometimes Vergil…
Ancient Near East - Learn the Major Countries, City-States or People…Updated: 2008-11-20 @ 19:05:36 GMT
Ancient Sumer, Assyria, Babylonia, Persia, Anatolia, Syria, the Phoenicians, Judaea, and Egypt…
Mary Beard - The Fires of Vesuvius - Review of Mary Beard's The Fire…Updated: 2008-11-20 @ 19:05:22 GMT
The subtitle of Mary's Beard's the Fires of Vesuvius catches the essence of her book. Beard tells us about what we can see in the remains of Pompeii and what lies behind it in Roman history…
Which Brutus Could Have Been Caesar's Son?Updated: 2008-11-20 @ 19:05:18 GMT
In Roman history, three men with the name Brutus stand out. Two were involved in the assassination of Julius Caesar. Which of these men was supposed to have been Caesar's son?…
Belisarius: The First Shall Be LastUpdated: 2008-11-20 @ 19:04:51 GMT
Irene Hahn reviews the novel "Belisarius: The First Shall Be Last," by Paolo Belzoni…
Was Caesar the Father of Brutus?Updated: 2008-11-20 @ 19:04:35 GMT
Plutarch and the Question of Caesar's Paternity of Brutus…
Special Dictionaries and Word ListsUpdated: 2008-11-20 @ 19:04:03 GMT
Special dictionaries and word lists for Latin and Greek, as well as an etymological dictionary giving Greek and Latin roots of Latin words…
Origins of the Goths - Where Did the Goths Come From?Updated: 2008-11-20 @ 19:02:47 GMT
Jordanes is the main source of information on the Goths, but Michael Kulikowski says he is unreliable, even if he is the only source on the origins of the Goths…
Vergil and the Classical Tradition - The Place of Vergil aka Virgil …Updated: 2008-11-20 @ 19:02:20 GMT
Although the author, Vergil aka Virgil, is dead, his Aeneid is immortal…
Special and Weekly Quizzes on Ancient / Classical HistoryUpdated: 2008-11-20 @ 19:01:57 GMT
Tests from weekly features on Ancient / Classical History…
What Is Myth? Myth vs. Science and ReligionUpdated: 2008-11-20 @ 19:01:21 GMT
Myths are stories shared by a group that are a part of their cultural identity. As such, they are important to understand when looking at the history of a people. There is no completely satisfactor…
Roman Mothers Good and Bad - The Most (In)Famous Roman MothersUpdated: 2008-11-15 @ 22:49:45 GMT
Top picks on the most notorious Roman mothers -- Roman mothers both the good and bad…
Ancient Calendar - About the Ancient CalendarUpdated: 2008-11-13 @ 14:09:34 GMT
The Ancient Calendar, development of the ancient calendar, the reforms made by the Julian and then Gregorian Calendars, and the names of days of the week…
Picture of Hector Visiting Andromache With Astyanax on Her Lap. Apul…Updated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:25 GMT
Picture of Hector Visiting Andromache With Astyanax on Her Lap. Apulian Red-figure Column-krater. c. 370-360 B.C…
Picture of Odysseus and the Sirens. Detail from an Attic red-figured…Updated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:24 GMT
Picture of Odysseus and the Sirens. Detail from an Attic red-figured stamnos, ca. 480-470 BC. From Vulci. British Museum. …
Picture of Achilles tending Patroclus' wounds from a red-figure kyli…Updated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:24 GMT
Picture of Achilles tending Patroclus' wounds from a red-figure kylix by the Sosias Painter from about 500 B.C. in the Staatliche museum in Berlin…
Picture of Ajax - the Greek Hero AjaxUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:23 GMT
Picture of Telamonian Ajax or Ajax the Greater. He was one of the leading warriors on the Greek side in the Trojan War…
Picture of Orpheus and Eurydice, by Federico Cervelli Updated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:23 GMT
Picture of Orpheus and Eurydice, by Federico Cervelli. …
Picture of Atalanta - The Greek Hero Atalanta Was a WomanUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:23 GMT
Picture of Atalanta. Atalanta was an exceptional athlete, a skilled hunter and runner…
Picture of Jason Showing Pelias the Golden Fleece. At the Louvre.Updated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:22 GMT
Picture of Jason bringing Pelias the Golden Fleece. Apulian red-figure calyx crater, 340 BC–330 B.C…
Picture of Theseus and the MinotaurUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:22 GMT
Picture of Theseus and the Minotaur…
Picture of Heracles, Deianira and Nessus. Attic black-figured hydria…Updated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:21 GMT
Picture of Heracles, Deianira and Nessus. Attic black-figured hydria, ca. 575–550 BC…
Picture of Belelrophon - Bellerophon on Pegasus spears the Chimera,…Updated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:21 GMT
Picture of Bellerophon on Pegasus spearing the Chimera, on an Attic red-figure epinetron 425-420 B.C…
Picture of Cadmus and the Dragon. At the Louvre. Side A of a black-f…Updated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:21 GMT
Picture of Cadmus and the Dragon. At the Louvre. Side A of a black-figured amphora from Euboea, c. 560-550 B.C…
Neptune and Amphitrite MosaicUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:20 GMT
Neptune and Amphitrite Mosaic…
Perseus PictureUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:20 GMT
Picture of Perseus. Perseus is the early Greek hero who decapitated the Gorgon Medusa and rescued Andromeda from the sea monster. He was an ancestor of Heracles (Hercules)…
Statue of Neptune in Bristol England.Updated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:19 GMT
Statue of Neptune in Bristol England…
Athena Parthenos - Statue of Athena ParthenosUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:19 GMT
This Greek copy by Antiochos of a Parthenos type Athena taken from a signed copy of Phidias' 5th century B.C. original that stood on the Acropolis, of Pentelic marble, was made in the 1st century…
Athena on the obverse side of a coin of Attalus I.Updated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:18 GMT
Athena on the obverse side of a coin of Attalus I…
The Athena Giustiniani, a Roman copy of a Greek statue of Pallas Ath…Updated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:18 GMT
The Athena Giustiniani, a Roman Parian marble copy of a Greek statue of Pallas Athena thought to be by Phidias, at the Vatican. It was found in the temple of Minerva Medica on the Esquiline Hill. T…
Helmeted AthenaUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:18 GMT
Imperial period helmeted Athena holding the snake Erichthonios in a cista (basket) from the Louvre…
Marble Head of Hera with Diadem - Hera Barberini ChiaramontiUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:17 GMT
Marble Head of Hera - Hera Barberini Chiaramonti…
Juno Regina on a denarius from 220 A.D. On the other side is Julia S…Updated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:17 GMT
Juno Regina on a denarius from 220 A.D. On the other side is Julia Soemias Augusta…
Hera and Prometheus - Red-figured bell krater from Etruria of Hera a…Updated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:16 GMT
Hera and Prometheus. Tondo of an Attic red-figured kylix…
Campanian Hera in MarbleUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:16 GMT
Campanian Hera in Marble…
Apollo is the Greek god of healing, prophecy, and music.Updated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:15 GMT
Apollo…
Detail of a fresco with Ceres (Demeter) as an allegory for August, p…Updated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:15 GMT
Detail of a fresco with Ceres (Demeter) as an allegory for August, painted by Cosimo Tura…
Colossal Statue of Ceres (Demeter) at the VaticanUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:15 GMT
Colossal Statue of Ceres (Demeter) at the Vatican…
Zeus Courting Ganymede, by the Penthesileia painter. Red-figure kyli…Updated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:14 GMT
Zeus Courting Ganymede, by the Penthesileia painter. Red-figure kylix from 450 B.C…
Zeus impregnating Danae.Updated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:14 GMT
Zeus impregnating Danae…
Jupiter et Thétis, 1811, by Jean Auguste Dominique IngresUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:13 GMT
Jupiter et Thétis, 1811, by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres…
Europa on the back of Zeus as a white bull. Gustave Moreau, watercol…Updated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:13 GMT
Europa on the back of Zeus as a white bull. Gustave Moreau, watercolor, c. 1869…
Jupiter Tonans from the Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain.Updated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:13 GMT
Jupiter Tonans from the Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain…
Ares - God of War Ares in Greek Mythology - War God Ares.Updated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:12 GMT
Ares was the god of war in Greek mythology…
JanusUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:12 GMT
Janus god of beginnings…
Apollo, Greek God Apollo Picture GalleryUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:11 GMT
Apollo…
Frieze of Hera and ZeusUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:11 GMT
Frieze of Hera and Zeus…
Dionysus or Bacchus - God of WineUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:10 GMT
Dionysus (Bacchus) painting, by Italian Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio …
Demeter and Persephone Consecrating TriptolemusUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:10 GMT
Frieze Relief of Demeter and Persephone Consecrating Triptolemus…
Velletri Pallas Bust of AthenaUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:10 GMT
Velletri Pallas, a copy of a 2nd century A.D. votive statue by Kresilas (ca. 430–420 B.C.), in the Glyptothek, Munich, Germany…
Labors of Hercules - Pictures of the 12 Labors of HerculesUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:09 GMT
Pictures of the 12 Labors of Hercules performed for Eurystheus…
Labors of Hercules - Pictures of the 12 Labors of HerculesUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:09 GMT
Pictures of the 12 Labors of Hercules performed for Eurystheus…
Labors of Hercules - Pictures of the 12 Labors of HerculesUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:08 GMT
Pictures of the 12 Labors of Hercules performed for Eurystheus…
Labors of Hercules - Pictures of the 12 Labors of HerculesUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:08 GMT
Pictures of the 12 Labors of Hercules performed for Eurystheus…
Labors of Hercules - Pictures of the 12 Labors of HerculesUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:07 GMT
Pictures of the 12 Labors of Hercules performed for Eurystheus…
Ovid's Metamorphoses Book II Story of Europa and JupiterUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:07 GMT
In the second book of the Metamorphoses, Ovid tells the story of how the Phoenician princess Europa disappeared. In the third Book her brother Cadmus will set off in pursuit of her. The name of the…
Medusa - Pictures of MedusaUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:07 GMT
Medusa - Pictures of Medusa…
Medusa - Pictures of MedusaUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:06 GMT
Medusa - Pictures of Medusa…
Medusa - Pictures of MedusaUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:06 GMT
Medusa - Pictures of Medusa…
Medusa - Pictures of Medusa and Medusa's severed HeadUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:05 GMT
Medusa - Pictures of Medusa…
Medusa - Pictures of Medusa on an amphoraUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:05 GMT
Medusa - Pictures of Medusa…
Medusa - About the Mythological Creature MedusaUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:05 GMT
Pictures of the mythological creature Medusa…
Medusa - Pictures of MedusaUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:04 GMT
Medusa - Pictures of Medusa…
Odysseus and His Men Poke Out the Eye of the Cyclops PolyphemusUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:04 GMT
Odysseus and his men poke out the eye of the cyclops Polyphemus…
Ares - God of War Ares in Greek Mythology - War God Ares.Updated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:03 GMT
Ares was the god of war in Greek mythology…
MeleagerUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:03 GMT
Meleager…
Calydonian Boar HuntUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:03 GMT
Calydonian Boar Hunt…
JanusUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:02 GMT
Janus god of beginnings…
Demeter and Persephone Consecrating TriptolemusUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:02 GMT
Frieze Relief of Demeter and Persephone Consecrating Triptolemus…
Frieze of Hera and ZeusUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:01 GMT
Frieze of Hera and Zeus…
Velletri Pallas Bust of AthenaUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:01 GMT
Velletri Pallas, a copy of a 2nd century A.D. votive statue by Kresilas (ca. 430420 B.C.), in the Glyptothek, Munich, Germany…
Apollo, Greek God Apollo Picture GalleryUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:00 GMT
Apollo…
Dionysus or Bacchus - God of WineUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:06:00 GMT
Dionysus (Bacchus) painting, by Italian Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio …
Zeus Courting Ganymede, by the Penthesileia painter. Red-figure kyli…Updated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:05:59 GMT
Zeus Courting Ganymede, by the Penthesileia painter. Red-figure kylix from 450 B.C…
Zeus impregnating Danae.Updated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:05:59 GMT
Zeus impregnating Danae…
Jupiter Tonans from the Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain.Updated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:05:58 GMT
Jupiter Tonans from the Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain…
Jupiter et Thétis, 1811, by Jean Auguste Dominique IngresUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:05:58 GMT
Jupiter et Thétis, 1811, by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres…
Ganymede and ZeusUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:05:57 GMT
Ganymede and Zeus…
Europa on the back of Zeus as a white bull. Gustave Moreau, watercol…Updated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:05:57 GMT
Europa on the back of Zeus as a white bull. Gustave Moreau, watercolor, c. 1869…
Temple of Zeus at OlympiaUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:05:56 GMT
Temple of Zeus at Olympia…
Zeus, Ares, Hermes, Athena, and ApolloUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:05:53 GMT
Zeus, Ares, Hermes, Athena, and Apollo…
Frieze of Hera and ZeusUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 23:05:02 GMT
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