Nefertiti was the Great Royal Wife of Akhenaten, may have been Tutankhamen's mother, and may have ruled Egypt alone.
Everyone knows about the Greek and Roman myths, but not everyone knows these "facts" about ancient history aren't real. Learn 10 myths about or misinterpretations of ancient history.
At the Gaudium Mundo blog, you can learn a new Christmas Carol, in Latin, of course, for each day of the month, although on the 31st, the offering is Auld Lang Syne. Today's song is Rudolphus. You know the song. It's the one with the famous line:
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On this day in history the Greek playwright Euripides may have died in the Athenian year 407/406.Quotations from Euripides
Euripides' Life
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On this day in 1817 Theodor Mommsen was born. Mommsen was a German scholar who wrote authoritatively about ancient Rome. In 1902 he won a Nobel Prize for Literature.
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The 12 days of Christmas end with Epiphany
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