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The Growth of Roman Power - Maps Showing the Growth and Decline of R…Updated: 2008-10-15 @ 02:26:09 GMT
Maps of Rome, Italy, and the Roman Empire showing the growth and then diminution of Roman power…
Review Ancient Greek Divination - Sarah Iles Johnstons' Ancient Gree…Updated: 2008-10-15 @ 01:28:24 GMT
Review of Sarah Iles Johnston's Ancient Greek Divination…
Punic War III - Carthago Delenda Est - Third Punic WarUpdated: 2008-10-14 @ 20:24:54 GMT
The Punic Wars. Carthago delenda est. The Third Punic War…
Ancient / Classical History - Past issues of ArticlesUpdated: 2008-10-14 @ 00:37:55 GMT
Previous issues of Articles…
http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/romeancientrome/ig/Ancient-Rome/C…Updated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:36 GMT
Map of the city of Rome Showing the Aurelian GatesUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:35 GMT
Map of the city of Rome Showing the Aurelian Gates…
Roman Empire c. 450 showing the Hunnic Empire, as wellUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:34 GMT
Roman Empire c. 450 showing the Hunnic Empire, as well…
Assassination of Julius CaesarUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:26 GMT
Julius Caesar was assassinated on the Ides of March by fellow senators…
Julius CaesarUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:24 GMT
Julius Caesar…
Romulus and Remus. The Wolf With Romulus and Remus.Updated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:23 GMT
Romus and Remus with the Wolf…
ColiseumUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:22 GMT
Coliseum…
GladiatorsUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:22 GMT
Gladiators…
Favorites of the Emperor Honorius, by John William Waterhouse. 1883.Updated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:21 GMT
Favorites of the Emperor Honorius, by John William Waterhouse. 1883…
Claude Lorrain, Egeria Mourns NumaUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:21 GMT
Claude Lorrain, Egeria Mourns Numa…
Tiber RiverUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:20 GMT
Tiber River…
Peutinger TabletUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:20 GMT
Part of Tabula Peutingeriana, konrad miller´s facsimile from 1887…
Bust of Janus, Vatican MuseumUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:19 GMT
Bust of Janus, Vatican Museum…
The Death of Seneca, by Luca Giordano 1684, in the LouvreUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:19 GMT
The Death of Seneca, by Luca Giordano 1684, in the Louvre…
St. Augustine Bishop of HippoUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:18 GMT
St. Augustine Bishop of Hippo…
Cloaca MaximaUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:18 GMT
Cloaca Maxima…
Belisarius as a Beggar, by François-André Vincent, 1776.Updated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:17 GMT
Belisarius as a Beggar, by François-André Vincent, 1776…
Benjamin West's Agrippina Landing at Brundisium with the Ashes of Ge…Updated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:17 GMT
Benjamin West's Agrippina Landing at Brundisium with the Ashes of Germanicus…
The Byzantine Emperor Honorius, by Jean-Paul Laurens, 1880, at the C…Updated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:16 GMT
The Byzantine Emperor Honorius, by Jean-Paul Laurens, 1880, at the Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, USA…
Rape of Lucretia, by Titian, 1488/90. Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.Updated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:16 GMT
Rape of Lucretia, by Titian, 1488/90. Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge…
Roman Britain c. 410 A.D.Updated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:15 GMT
Roman Britain c. 410 A.D…
The Roman Empire about 395Updated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:15 GMT
The Roman Empire about 395…
Ancient WomenUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:14 GMT
Most of ancient history deals with famous men, but there were also many famous women, most of whom were also mothers. Here are some of the diverse types of ancient mothers from mythology and Greek …
Julia SoaemiasUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:14 GMT
Julia Soaemias…
Julia DomnaUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:14 GMT
Julia Domna was the wife of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus and the mother of Roman emperors Geta and Caracalla…
Ancient WomenUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:13 GMT
Most of ancient history deals with famous men, but there were also many famous women, most of whom were also mothers. Here are some of the diverse types of ancient mothers from mythology and Greek …
Galla PlacidiaUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:13 GMT
Most of ancient history deals with famous men, but there were also many famous women, most of whom were also mothers. Here are some of the diverse types of ancient mothers from mythology and Greek …
Ancient WomenUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:12 GMT
Most of ancient history deals with famous men, but there were also many famous women, most of whom were also mothers. Here are some of the diverse types of ancient mothers from mythology and Greek …
Ancient WomenUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:12 GMT
Most of ancient history deals with famous men, but there were also many famous women, most of whom were also mothers. Here are some of the diverse types of ancient mothers from mythology and Greek …
Lucretius - Who Is the Roman Poet LucretiusUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:11 GMT
About the Roman Poet Lucretius…
Ovid - Who Is the Latin Poet OvidUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:11 GMT
About the Roman Poet Ovid…
Catullus - Who Is the Latin Poet CatullusUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:10 GMT
About the Roman Poet Catullus…
Horace - Who Is the Roman Poet HoraceUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:10 GMT
About the Latin poet Horace…
Vergil - Who Is the Latin Poet VergilUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:09 GMT
The ancient poet Vergil…
Terence - Who Is the Latin Poet TerenceUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:09 GMT
About the Roman Poet Terence…
Domitian - Roman Emperor DomitianUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:08 GMT
The Roman Emperor Domitian was the son of Vespasian and one of the bad emperors of Rome…
Tiberius - Roman Emperor TiberiusUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:08 GMT
Tiberius reigned as emperor of Rome from A.D. 14-37. …
Diocletian Roman Emperor DiocletianUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:07 GMT
Roman Emperor Diocletian was one of the most unique emperors, at least from our perspective. He stepped down from office and not just once, but twice, and that after divying up his power into four …
Aurelian - Roman Emperor AurelianUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:07 GMT
Emperor Aurelian may have had the only wife who ruled as empress for a short time after his death…
Macrinus - Roman Emperor MacrinusUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:06 GMT
Macrinus was the first Roman emperor not to have come the classes…
Commodus - Roman Emperor CommodusUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:06 GMT
Commodus was one of worse behaved Roman emperors…
Justinian - Roman Emperor JustinianUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:06 GMT
Looking back at history, after Justinian, the Roman Emperors located at Byzantium/Constantinople were no longer considered emperors of the (Western) Roman Empire…
Portrait of Theodosius IUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:05 GMT
Portrait of Theodosius I. This file is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.0 License C. Strahlheim, Das Welttheater, 4. Band, Frankfurt a.M., 1836…
Valentinian II - Roman Emperor Valentinian IIUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:05 GMT
Valentinian II ruled as Roman emperor from 375-May 15, 392 in control of Italy, part of Illyricum, and Africa, under the regency of his mother Justina…
Valentinian - Picture of ValentinianUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:04 GMT
Coin of Valentinian reading DNValentinianusPFAUG…
Julian the Apostate - Picture of Julian the ApostateUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:04 GMT
Julian the Apostate was the last relative of Constantine, but still held to the pagan ways and wished to make the Roman Empire non-Christian once again…
Constantine the Great - Picture of Constantine the GreatUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:03 GMT
Constantine I is known as Constantine the Great and is the Roman emperor responsible for making Rome Christian…
Maximinus - Roman Emperor MaximinusUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:03 GMT
Roman Emperor Maximinus was part of the tetrarchy that Diocletian created by splitting his empire into four parts…
Galerius - Roman Emperor GaleriusUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:02 GMT
When Diocletian split the Roman Empire into the four-part tetrarchy Galerius received a share…
Roman Emperor Valerian with Persian King SaporUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:02 GMT
Roman Emperor Valerian with the Persian King Sapor…
Elagabalus - Roman Emperor ElagabalusUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:01 GMT
Elagabalus earned notoriety for his effeminate manner of dress and his Syrian customs…
Alexander Severus - Roman Emperor Alexander SeverusUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:01 GMT
Roman Emperor Alexander Severus was the last of the Syrian emperors…
Caracalla - Roman Emperor CaracallaUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:56:00 GMT
Caracalla succeeded his father Septimius Severus to the throne…
Septimius Severus - Roman Emperor Septimius SeverusUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:59 GMT
Septimius Severus was the first of the soldier emperors…
Didius Julianus - Roman Emperor Didius JulianusUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:58 GMT
Roman emperor Didius Julianus was assassinated by his successor Septimius Severus…
Pertinax - Roman Emperor PertinaxUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:57 GMT
Pertinax may have been involved in the assassination of Commodus, but shortly succumbed to his own assassination…
Lucius Verus - Roman Emperor Lucius VerusUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:57 GMT
Lucius Verus ruled together with Emperor Marcus Aurelius…
Marcus Aurelius - Roman Emperor Marcus AureliusUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:56 GMT
Marcus Aurelius is the emperor known for his philosophical sayings…
Antoninus Pius - Roman Emperor Antoninus PiusUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:55 GMT
An adopted emperor, Antoninus exhibited such piety to his "father" that he earned the name Antoninus Pius…
Hadrian - Roman Emperor HadrianUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:54 GMT
Hadrian is one of the Roman emperors known for his massive building projects…
Trajan - Roman Emperor TrajanUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:53 GMT
Trajan was one of the five good Roman emperors…
Nerva - Roman Emperor NervaUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:53 GMT
Nerva was the first of the five good Roman emperors…
Titus - Roman Emperor TitusUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:52 GMT
Titus was the older son of Vespasian who was involved in the campaigns in Judaea…
Titus Flavius Vespasianus - Roman Emperor VespasianUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:51 GMT
Titus Flavius Vespasianus or Vespasian was the last of the emperors in the year of four emperors…
Otho - Roman Emperor OthoUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:50 GMT
Imperator Marcus Otho Caesar Augustus was one of the emperors in the year of four emperors…
12 Caesars - The first dozen emperors of Rome.Updated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:49 GMT
Suetonius wrote about the first 12 Caesars of Rome. This list includes Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of Rome, from the Julio-Claudians through the Flavians. It includes four of the more n…
Galba - Roman Emperor GalbaUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:48 GMT
Galba was the Roman emperor who succeeded Nero to power…
Nero - Roman Emperor NeroUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:47 GMT
Nero was the Roman emperor who anachronistically is said to have played his fiddle while Rome burned…
Claudius - Roman Emperor ClaudiusUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:47 GMT
Claudius was the bumbling Roman emperor portrayed in a PBS series by Derek Jacoby…
Augustus - Picture of the Roman Emperor AugustusUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:46 GMT
The Roman emperor Augustus was born on September 23, 63 B.C. He died on August 19, A.D. 14…
Caligula - Roman Emperor CaligulaUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:45 GMT
Caligula was one of the mad Roman emperors…
BoudiccaUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:44 GMT
Boudicca…
Hannibal Barca - Hannibal and His Elephants Cross the AlpsUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:43 GMT
Hannibal Barca…
A map showing the empire of Attila and the Huns.Updated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:42 GMT
A map showing the empire of Attila and the Huns…
Mór Than's painting, "The Feast of Attila," based on a fragment…Updated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:41 GMT
Mór Than's painting The Feast of Attila, based on a fragment of Priscus…
Forum RomanumUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:40 GMT
Forum Romanum…
Roman ForumUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:39 GMT
Roman Forum…
Roman ForumUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:38 GMT
Roman Forum…
The Temple of Castor and Pollux or Templum Castorum or Aedes Castori…Updated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:38 GMT
Roman Forum…
Temple of Saturn in the Roman ForumUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:37 GMT
Roman Forum buildings include the ruins of the Temple of Saturn…
Roman ForumUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:36 GMT
Roman Forum…
Italy - The Growth of Roman Power in ItalyUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:35 GMT
Italy - The Growth of Roman Power in Italy…
4th Century Greece and RomeUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:34 GMT
4th Century Greece and Rome…
4th Century Greece and RomeUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:33 GMT
4th Century Greece and Rome…
4th Century Greece and RomeUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:32 GMT
4th Century Greece and Rome…
Plan of the Roman Forum and its Vicinity at the Time of the RepublicUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:31 GMT
Plan of the Roman Forum and its Vicinity at the Time of the Republic…
Etruscan tombs at OrvietoUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:30 GMT
Etruscan tombs at Orvieto…
Map of the City of RomaUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:55:22 GMT
Map of the City of Roma…
Expansion of RomeCreated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:54:34 GMT
Expansion of Rome…
Ancient Rome - Gallery of Ancient RomeUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:54:30 GMT
Ancient Rome in Pictures. A gallery of Ancient Rome…
Ancient Rome - Gallery of Ancient RomeUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:54:25 GMT
Ancient Rome in Pictures. A gallery of Ancient Rome…
Ancient Rome - Gallery of Ancient RomeUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:54:19 GMT
Ancient Rome in Pictures. A gallery of Ancient Rome…
Palestine in the Time of Kings From The Atlas of Ancient and Classic…Created: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:18 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 WorldCreated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:18 GMT
Public Domain maps of the ancient world…
Itinerary of Alexander the GreatUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:17 GMT
Itinerary of Alexander the Great…
Italy - The Growth of Roman Power in ItalyUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:17 GMT
Italy - The Growth of Roman Power in Italy…
Maps of Ancient GreeceUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:17 GMT
Maps of Ancient Greece…
Map of the extent of Persia in 490 B.C.Updated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:16 GMT
Map of the extent of Persian in 490 B.C…
Maps of Ancient GreeceUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:16 GMT
Maps of Ancient Greece and ancient Egypt with cut-out of the Nile Delta…
Map of the Nile DeltaUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:15 GMT
Map of the Nile Delta…
Map of Ancient SyriaUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:14 GMT
Map of Ancient Syria…
UrUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:14 GMT
Ur…
Maps of the Ancient World - Public Domain Maps of the Ancient WorldUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:13 GMT
Public Domain Maps of the Ancient World…
Map of the Extent of the Roman EmpireUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:12 GMT
Map of the Extent of the Roman Empire…
Map of the City of RomeUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:12 GMT
Map of the City of Roma…
Palestine at the Time of Jesus and His DisciplesUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:11 GMT
Palestine at the Time of Jesus and His Disciples…
Barbarian Migrations MapUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:10 GMT
Barbarian Migrations Map…
Barbarian Migrations MapUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:10 GMT
Barbarian Migrations Map…
Map of Ancient Syria, Mesopotamia, and Assyria.Updated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:09 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)…
Maps of Rome and the Roman EmpireUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:08 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…
Northern Africa at the Start of the Second Punic WarUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:08 GMT
Northern Africa at the Start of the Second Punic War…
Southern GaulUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:07 GMT
Southern Gaul…
Southern GaulUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:06 GMT
Southern Gaul…
Northern GaulUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:06 GMT
Northern Gaul…
Northern GaulUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:05 GMT
Northern Gaul…
Map of Asia Lines of Commerce in the Middle AgesUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:04 GMT
Map of Asia Lines of Commerce in the Middle Ages…
Maps of the Ancient WorldUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:04 GMT
Public Domain maps of the ancient world…
Asia Minor - Growth of Roman PowerUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:03 GMT
Asia Minor - Growth of Roman Power…
Maps of Rome and the Roman EmpireUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:02 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…
Greece - Greek and Phoenician Settlements in the Mediterranean Basin…Updated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:02 GMT
Greece - Greek and Phoenician Settlements in the Mediterranean Basin, about 550 B.C…
[Spain] HispaniaUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:01 GMT
[Spain] Hispania, FromReference Map of the European Provinces of the Roman Empire …
Italy - Reference Map of Ancient Italy, Southern PartUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:00 GMT
Italy - Reference Map of Ancient Italy, Southern Part…
Roman Britain c. 410 A.D.Updated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:28:00 GMT
Roman Britain c. 410 A.D…
Reference Map of the European Provinces of the Roman EmpireUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:27:59 GMT
Reference Map of the European Provinces of the Roman Empire…
Eastern Half of the Roman EmpireUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:27:58 GMT
Eastern Half of the Roman Empire…
Asia Minor under the Greeks and RomansUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:27:58 GMT
Asia Minor under the Greeks and Romans…
Europe - Growth of Frankish Power, 481-814Updated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:27:57 GMT
Europe - Growth of Frankish Power, 481-814…
The Roman Empire about 395Updated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:27:56 GMT
The Roman Empire about 395…
Germanic Migrations and Conquests, 150-1066 Updated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:27:56 GMT
Germanic Migrations and Conquests, 150-1066 …
Italy - The Growth of Roman Power in ItalyUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:27:55 GMT
Italy - The Growth of Roman Power in Italy…
Roman Empire 1st Century A.D.Updated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:27:54 GMT
Roman Empire 1st Century A.D…
Roman Forum and its Vicinity at the Time of the Republic and Plan of…Updated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:27:54 GMT
Roman Forum and its Vicinity at the Time of the Republic and Plan of the Imperial Forums…
Reference Map of Ancient Italy, Northern Part Updated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:27:53 GMT
Reference Map of Ancient Italy, Northern Part…
Map of Ancient EuropeUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:27:52 GMT
Public domain map of ancient Central Europe…
Map of Ancient EphesusUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:27:52 GMT
Map of the ancient city of Ephesus…
Maps of the Ancient WorldUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:27:44 GMT
Public Domain maps of the ancient world…
Ancient Italy and Sicily MapUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:27:41 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…
Map of the Extent of the Roman EmpireUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:26:52 GMT
Map of the Extent of the Roman Empire…
Maps of Rome and the Roman EmpireUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:26:51 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…
Maps of Rome and the Roman EmpireUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:26:50 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…
Maps of Rome and the Roman EmpireUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:26:48 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…
Maps of the Ancient World - Public Domain Maps of the Ancient WorldUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:26:41 GMT
Public Domain Maps of the Ancient World…
Maps of the Ancient World - Public Domain Maps of the Ancient WorldUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:26:40 GMT
Public Domain Maps of the Ancient World…
Maps of the Ancient World - Public Domain Maps of the Ancient WorldUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 18:26:38 GMT
Public Domain Maps of the Ancient World…
Democracy as Rule of Laws - In His Speeches Aeschines Describes Demo…Updated: 2008-10-13 @ 13:22:20 GMT
Aeschines prefers democracy to other forms of government because he sees it as the rule by laws instead of the whims of individuals…
Aristotle on Democracy - Aristotle Does Not Prefer Democracy to Othe…Updated: 2008-10-13 @ 03:23:55 GMT
Aristotle doesn't think democracy is the best form of government because it is rule by and for the needy…
Nathaniel Hawthorne - About The Tanglewood Tales Author Nathaniel Ha…Updated: 2008-10-13 @ 01:00:28 GMT
Nathaniel Hawthorne retold the ancient Greek myths in his Tanglewood Tales which were stories for children…
Introduction to The Tanglewood Tales by Nathaniel HawthorneUpdated: 2008-10-13 @ 00:50:39 GMT
Introduction to The Tanglewood Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne…
Roman Burial - How the Romans Buried (or Cremated) Their DeadUpdated: 2008-10-12 @ 12:27:40 GMT
Romans burial practices included inhumation and cremation at different times in their history…
I.E. vs. E.G. - When to Use i.e. and when to use e.g.Updated: 2008-10-12 @ 04:17:24 GMT
When do you use i.e., and when do you use e.g., and what do they mean?…
Labrys - Double Axe LabrysUpdated: 2008-10-12 @ 02:33:56 GMT
Labrys…
Moses - Icon of Moses and the Burning BushUpdated: 2008-10-12 @ 02:33:12 GMT
Moses…
King Tut - Mummy of King TutUpdated: 2008-10-12 @ 02:33:11 GMT
King Tut…
Bull-Leaping Fresco - Famous Fresco with 3 Bull-LeapersUpdated: 2008-10-12 @ 02:33:10 GMT
Bull-Leaping Fresco…
Sappho - Fresco of SapphoUpdated: 2008-10-12 @ 02:33:10 GMT
Sappho…
Moses and the Pharaoh - Moses Works Miracles for Pharaoh and His Mag…Updated: 2008-10-12 @ 02:33:09 GMT
Moses and the Pharaoh…
Sack of RomeUpdated: 2008-10-12 @ 02:33:08 GMT
Sack of Rome…
Pope Sixtus II - Martyrdom of Pope Sixtus II Under Emperor ValerianUpdated: 2008-10-12 @ 02:33:08 GMT
Martyrdom of Pope Sixtus II Under Emperor Valerian…
Theseus and Sinis - Theseus Faces Sinis' ChallengeUpdated: 2008-10-12 @ 02:33:07 GMT
Theseus and Sinis…
Perseus Rescues Andromeda - PerseusUpdated: 2008-10-12 @ 02:33:06 GMT
Perseus Rescues Andromeda…
Prometheus Steals Fire for Mankind - PrometheusUpdated: 2008-10-12 @ 02:33:06 GMT
Prometheus Steals Fire for Mankind…
Saturn (Cronus) - Saturn Devours His ChildrenUpdated: 2008-10-12 @ 02:33:05 GMT
Saturn Devours His Children…
Death of Lucretia - Botticelli's Version of the Death of LucretiaUpdated: 2008-10-12 @ 02:33:04 GMT
Death of Lucretia…
Odysseus and the Sirens - Odysseus Safely Listens to the SirensUpdated: 2008-10-12 @ 02:33:04 GMT
Odysseus Safely Listens to the Sirens…
Fall of Phaethon - Painting of the Fatal Fall of PhaethonUpdated: 2008-10-12 @ 02:33:03 GMT
Fall of Phaethon…
Aegeus Consults the Pythia - King Aegeus Consults the Pythian Oracle…Updated: 2008-10-12 @ 02:33:02 GMT
Aegeus consults the Pythia…
Herodotus' World View - Map of the World the Way Herodotus Envisione…Updated: 2008-10-12 @ 02:33:02 GMT
Herodotus' World View…
Rape of Ganymede - Rembrandt - Zeus and GanymedeUpdated: 2008-10-12 @ 02:33:01 GMT
Rembrandt - Zeus and Ganymede…
Daedalus Launches Icarus - Painting of Daedalus and IcarusUpdated: 2008-10-12 @ 02:33:00 GMT
Daedalus Launches Icarus…
Priest-King or Prince of Lilies - Fresco From Knossos That May Be a …Updated: 2008-10-12 @ 02:32:59 GMT
Priest-King or Prince of Lilies …
Medusa - Painting of MedusaUpdated: 2008-10-12 @ 02:32:59 GMT
Medusa…
Wordless Wednesday Picture GalleryUpdated: 2008-10-12 @ 02:32:54 GMT
Wordless Wednesday Picture Gallery…
Wordless Wednesday Picture GalleryUpdated: 2008-10-12 @ 02:32:53 GMT
Wordless Wednesday Picture Gallery…
Wordless Wednesday Picture GalleryUpdated: 2008-10-12 @ 02:32:51 GMT
Wordless Wednesday Picture Gallery…
Medusa - The Gorgon MedusaUpdated: 2008-10-12 @ 01:32:23 GMT
Medusa is known for her snaky-hair and her ability to turn men into stone. Medusa is one of three sisters, the Gorgons, daughters of Phorcys and Keto. …
12 Labors of Hercules - What Are the 12 Labors of HerculesUpdated: 2008-10-11 @ 18:51:54 GMT
The 12 Labors of Hercules…
Babylonian Mathematics - Table of Squares Using Babylonian Mathemati…Updated: 2008-10-11 @ 12:47:24 GMT
Babylonian Mathematics relies on base 60. Here is a Babylonian table of squares…
Cuneiform - What Is CuneiformUpdated: 2008-10-11 @ 00:31:39 GMT
Cuneiform is the wedge-shaped writing used in Mesopotamia. There are many remnants of this ancient writing because cuneiform was used on clay which, unlike writing on paper or hieroglyphs on papyru…
Mathematics - Babylon Base 60 Counting and MathematicsUpdated: 2008-10-11 @ 00:15:40 GMT
Modern math (maths) owes a debt to the base sixty system and tables of the Ancient Babylonians…
Zeus - Greek God ZeusUpdated: 2008-10-10 @ 18:02:37 GMT
The king of the Olympian gods Zeus was known as Jupiter by the Romans. …
4 Humors - The Four HumorsUpdated: 2008-10-10 @ 17:27:34 GMT
Links to information on the four humors or four elements…
Lycurgus - The Law-Giver of Sparta Updated: 2008-10-10 @ 13:31:48 GMT
Because of their lifestyle the word Spartan now refers to a life free of luxury and the word laconic of language without elaboration, here you'll find out more about these ancient enemies of the At…
War Gods and Goddesses - Gods and Goddesses of War from the World's …Updated: 2008-10-10 @ 12:32:58 GMT
A list of war gods and goddesses from the mythology of the world…
Artifacts Preserved by the Eruption of Mt. VesuviusUpdated: 2008-10-10 @ 01:27:44 GMT
Sexually explicit art excavated from under sites at Pompeii and Herculaneum which wound up in the Archaeological Museum at Naples' secret room…
Trojan War - Major Figures of the Trojan WarUpdated: 2008-10-10 @ 00:57:29 GMT
Major figures in the Trojan War…
Calydonian Boar Hunt - What Is the Calydonian Boar HuntUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 22:45:01 GMT
The Calydonian Boar Hunt is the most famous ancient Greek hunt, shown in literature, artwork, and even on sarcophagi…
Meleager - Who Is MeleagerUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:28:49 GMT
Meleager (Meleagros) was a great Greek hero involved in the Calydonian boar hunt in which he yielded the prize to Atalanta, and the voyage of the Argonauts. …
Picture of Hector Visiting Andromache With Astyanax on Her Lap. Apul…Updated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:05:13 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: 2008-10-09 @ 21:05:12 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: 2008-10-09 @ 21:05:11 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: 2008-10-09 @ 21:05:11 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 Atalanta - The Greek Hero Atalanta Was a WomanUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:05:10 GMT
Picture of Atalanta. Atalanta was an exceptional athlete, a skilled hunter and runner…
Picture of Orpheus and Eurydice, by Federico Cervelli Updated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:05:09 GMT
Picture of Orpheus and Eurydice, by Federico Cervelli. …
Picture of Jason Showing Pelias the Golden Fleece. At the Louvre.Updated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:05:08 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: 2008-10-09 @ 21:05:05 GMT
Picture of Theseus and the Minotaur…
Picture of Heracles, Deianira and Nessus. Attic black-figured hydria…Updated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:05:04 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: 2008-10-09 @ 21:05:04 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: 2008-10-09 @ 21:05:03 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: 2008-10-09 @ 21:05:02 GMT
Neptune and Amphitrite Mosaic…
Perseus PictureUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:05:02 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: 2008-10-09 @ 21:05:01 GMT
Statue of Neptune in Bristol England…
Athena Parthenos - Statue of Athena ParthenosUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:05:00 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: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:59 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: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:59 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: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:58 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: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:57 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: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:57 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: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:56 GMT
Hera and Prometheus. Tondo of an Attic red-figured kylix…
Campanian Hera in MarbleUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:55 GMT
Campanian Hera in Marble…
Apollo is the Greek god of healing, prophecy, and music.Updated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:54 GMT
Apollo…
Detail of a fresco with Ceres (Demeter) as an allegory for August, p…Updated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:53 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: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:53 GMT
Colossal Statue of Ceres (Demeter) at the Vatican…
Zeus impregnating Danae.Updated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:52 GMT
Zeus impregnating Danae…
Zeus Courting Ganymede, by the Penthesileia painter. Red-figure kyli…Updated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:51 GMT
Zeus Courting Ganymede, by the Penthesileia painter. Red-figure kylix from 450 B.C…
Jupiter et Thétis, 1811, by Jean Auguste Dominique IngresUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:50 GMT
Jupiter et Thétis, 1811, by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres…
Europa on the back of Zeus as a white bull. Gustave Moreau, watercol…Updated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:49 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: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:48 GMT
Jupiter Tonans from the Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain…
Ares - God of War Ares in Greek Mythology - War God Ares.Updated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:47 GMT
Ares was the god of war in Greek mythology…
JanusUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:46 GMT
Janus god of beginnings…
Frieze of Hera and ZeusUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:45 GMT
Frieze of Hera and Zeus…
Apollo, Greek God Apollo Picture GalleryUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:44 GMT
Apollo…
Dionysus or Bacchus - God of WineUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:43 GMT
Dionysus (Bacchus) painting, by Italian Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio …
Demeter and Persephone Consecrating TriptolemusUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:42 GMT
Frieze Relief of Demeter and Persephone Consecrating Triptolemus…
Velletri Pallas Bust of AthenaUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:42 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: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:41 GMT
Pictures of the 12 Labors of Hercules performed for Eurystheus…
Labors of Hercules - Pictures of the 12 Labors of HerculesUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:40 GMT
Pictures of the 12 Labors of Hercules performed for Eurystheus…
Labors of Hercules - Pictures of the 12 Labors of HerculesUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:39 GMT
Pictures of the 12 Labors of Hercules performed for Eurystheus…
Labors of Hercules - Pictures of the 12 Labors of HerculesUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:38 GMT
Pictures of the 12 Labors of Hercules performed for Eurystheus…
Labors of Hercules - Pictures of the 12 Labors of HerculesUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:37 GMT
Pictures of the 12 Labors of Hercules performed for Eurystheus…
Ovid's Metamorphoses Book II Story of Europa and JupiterUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:36 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: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:34 GMT
Medusa - Pictures of Medusa…
Medusa - Pictures of MedusaUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:33 GMT
Medusa - Pictures of Medusa…
Medusa - Pictures of MedusaUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:32 GMT
Medusa - Pictures of Medusa…
Medusa - Pictures of Medusa and Medusa's severed HeadUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:32 GMT
Medusa - Pictures of Medusa…
Medusa - About the Mythological Creature MedusaUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:31 GMT
Pictures of the mythological creature Medusa…
Medusa - Pictures of Medusa on an amphoraUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:30 GMT
Medusa - Pictures of Medusa…
Medusa - Pictures of MedusaUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:29 GMT
Medusa - Pictures of Medusa…
Odysseus and His Men Poke Out the Eye of the Cyclops PolyphemusUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:21 GMT
Odysseus and his men poke out the eye of the cyclops Polyphemus…
MeleagerUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:04:19 GMT
Meleager…
Calydonian Boar HuntUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:03:35 GMT
Calydonian Boar Hunt…
Greek MythologyUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:03:25 GMT
Greek Mythology…
Greek MythologyUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:03:21 GMT
Greek Mythology…
Greek MythologyUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:03:15 GMT
Greek Mythology…
Calydonian Boar - The Hunters of the Calydonian BoarUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:02:02 GMT
The hunters of the Calydonian boar were among the most famous of the Greek heroes and Atalanta…
Calydonian Boar Hunt Quiz ResultsUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 02:59:56 GMT
Thanks for taking my quiz on the Calydonian Boar Hunt…
Calydonian Boar Hunt QuizUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 01:55:45 GMT
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Mythological Greek Mothers - About the Most Famous Legendary Greek M…Updated: 2008-10-09 @ 01:17:08 GMT
Legendary Greek Mothers. Helen of Troy, Jocasta, Clytemnestra, Andromache, Agave, Alcmene and Penelope were among the most famous of the legendary Greek mothers…
The Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales for My Children, by Charles Kingsle…Updated: 2008-10-08 @ 16:36:23 GMT
The Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales for My Children, by Charles Kingsley Preface…
Legendary Greek Heroes - Books for Children on Legendary Greek HeroesUpdated: 2008-10-08 @ 16:30:46 GMT
These are books for children, by modern writers and illustrators, retelling the ancient tales of the legendary heroes from Greek mythology. Such mythological heroes include Odysseus, Hercules, and …
Heroes - Most Important Greek Heroes of Myth and LegendUpdated: 2008-10-08 @ 02:30:58 GMT
Here are the major heroes of Greek legend. Two of them (Odysseus and Achilles) are from the Trojan War. The others were involved in adventures…
Bulfinch's Mythology Meleager and Atalanta Chapter XVIIIUpdated: 2008-10-08 @ 02:19:28 GMT
Chapter XVIII of Thomas Bulfinch's The Age of Fable or Stories of Gods and Heroes on Meleager and Atalanta…
OeneusUpdated: 2008-10-08 @ 00:20:13 GMT
Oeneus was king of Calydon in Aetolia, the father of Tydeus, Meleager, and Deianeira. When he forgot to sacrifice to Artemis, she sent a boar to ravage the country…
Magic and Religion - Books on Ancient Religion and Magical PracticesUpdated: 2008-10-08 @ 00:20:05 GMT
These are books on ancient religion and magical practices…
Cornelius Nepos: Lives of Eminent Commanders (1886) pp. 305-450Updated: 2008-10-07 @ 12:39:25 GMT
Cornelius Nepos: Lives of Eminent Commanders (1886) pp. 305-450Updated: 2008-10-07 @ 12:39:23 GMT
Cornelius Nepos: Lives of Eminent Commanders (1886) pp. 305-450Updated: 2008-10-07 @ 12:39:22 GMT
Cornelius Nepos: Lives of Eminent Commanders (1886) pp. 305-450Updated: 2008-10-07 @ 12:37:14 GMT
Cornelius Nepos: Lives of Eminent Commanders (1886) pp. 305-450Updated: 2008-10-07 @ 12:37:12 GMT
Cornelius Nepos: Lives of Eminent Commanders (1886) pp. 305-450Updated: 2008-10-07 @ 12:37:10 GMT
Cornelius Nepos: Lives of Eminent Commanders (1886) pp. 305-450Updated: 2008-10-07 @ 12:36:04 GMT
Cornelius Nepos: Lives of Eminent Commanders (1886) pp. 305-450Updated: 2008-10-07 @ 12:36:02 GMT
Cornelius Nepos: Lives of Eminent Commanders (1886) pp. 305-450Updated: 2008-10-07 @ 12:36:01 GMT
Cornelius Nepos: Lives of Eminent Commanders (1886) pp. 305-450Updated: 2008-10-07 @ 12:35:00 GMT
Cornelius Nepos: Lives of Eminent Commanders (1886) pp. 305-450Updated: 2008-10-07 @ 12:34:59 GMT
Cornelius Nepos: Lives of Eminent Commanders (1886) pp. 305-450Updated: 2008-10-07 @ 12:32:51 GMT
Nepos - Who Was Cornelius NeposUpdated: 2008-10-07 @ 12:25:51 GMT
Classical Texts, Literature, Primary Sources, Translations, and Anci…Updated: 2008-10-07 @ 12:25:30 GMT
Roman Empire Basic TimelineUpdated: 2008-10-07 @ 00:57:55 GMT
Ancient Historians - Timeline of the Greek and Roman HistoriansUpdated: 2008-10-06 @ 20:23:47 GMT
Dates, names, and features on this site about the Greek and Roman historians, Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Strabo, Livy, Tacitus, Plutarch…
Pliny the ElderUpdated: 2008-10-06 @ 20:18:04 GMT
Pliny the Elder was a Roman historian…
Romans - Famous Ancient Romans Whose Names Begin With NUpdated: 2008-10-06 @ 20:05:04 GMT
Famous ancient Romans whose names begin with the letter N…
Narmer Palette - What Is the Narmer PaletteUpdated: 2008-10-06 @ 18:59:56 GMT
The Narmer Palette is a shield-shaped object with relief that is thought to represent the unification of Egypt…
Ancient Historians - Who Were the Ancient Historians?Updated: 2008-10-06 @ 18:54:55 GMT
Information on ancient major historians…
Plutarch - The Greek Historian PlutarchUpdated: 2008-10-06 @ 18:29:17 GMT
Plutarch is famous for his biographies of lives of famous Greeks and Romans…
I Ching - What Is the I ChingUpdated: 2008-10-06 @ 13:28:51 GMT
The I Ching is a book of divination from ancient China…
Iphigenia - Who Was IphigeniaUpdated: 2008-10-06 @ 03:51:57 GMT
Iphigenia was sacrificed by her father Agamemnon so the Greek fleet could sail to Troy for the Trojan War…
Oracle Bones - Chinese Oracle BonesUpdated: 2008-10-06 @ 01:27:13 GMT
Chinese oracle bones are evidence of ancient Chinese writing…
Extispicium - Prophecy by Entrail Examination ExtispiciumUpdated: 2008-10-05 @ 23:51:27 GMT
Extispicium was an ancient art of divination ivolving examination of animal entrails…
Confucius - About the Philosopher ConfuciusUpdated: 2008-10-05 @ 23:44:19 GMT
Confucius…
Hermes - Mercury - The Greek Messenger God HermesUpdated: 2008-10-05 @ 21:57:23 GMT
Hermes was the Greek messenger god, called Mercury by the Romans. Hermes was an inventer, a trickster, and the Greek god of thieves…
This Day in Ancient History October 3 - Calendar of EventsUpdated: 2008-10-05 @ 12:13:58 GMT
Festival days in Ancient Rome, in Greece in the month of October…
Julian - Roman Emperor Julian the ApostateUpdated: 2008-10-04 @ 17:41:09 GMT
When Julian came to power Christianity was less popular than paganism, but when the pagan Julian was killed in battle, it was the end of Roman official acceptance of polytheism…
Review - Ancient Greek Love MagicUpdated: 2008-10-04 @ 12:35:40 GMT
Review - Ancient Greek Love Magic. Christopher Farone's Ancient Greek Love Magic brings the world of ancient Greek magic to the modern layman…
Wars and PeaceUpdated: 2008-10-04 @ 02:47:13 GMT
No, you aren't going to find a Russian tome here, but you will find information on how ancient people spent their lives -- at war or peace. During times of peace, communities formed governments, co…
Greek Eros and Philia Love MagicUpdated: 2008-10-04 @ 01:40:16 GMT
The needs of men and women in the arena of love were different and required different types of magic; the men using eros magic, and the women philia or agape magic. …
Love Apples - Magic, Love, and ApplesUpdated: 2008-10-04 @ 01:39:20 GMT
Love Apples. Picking up an apple or quince seed could produce erotic desire or mean acceptance of a proposed sexual liaison…
Quiz on Ancient Greek Love MagicUpdated: 2008-10-04 @ 01:29:22 GMT
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Binding Magic - What Is Binding MagicUpdated: 2008-10-04 @ 01:04:46 GMT
Binding magic is the most common form of Greek magic…
Review - Kirk Ormand's Exchange and the MaidenUpdated: 2008-10-04 @ 00:55:19 GMT
Review of Kirk Ormand's Exchange and the Maiden: Homosocial Marriage in the Tragedies of Sophocles - Alcestis, Deianeira, Antigone and Electra, and Tecmessa…
Curse Tablets - Revenge on the Roman Bath House Thieves by Sympathet…Updated: 2008-10-04 @ 00:53:27 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…
Fall of Rome - Economic Reasons for the Fall of RomeUpdated: 2008-10-03 @ 21:43:15 GMT
Rome fell or changed partly as a result of economic policies of the Roman emperors…
Biblical MapsUpdated: 2008-10-03 @ 12:04:40 GMT
Online maps of the ancient lands of the Bible…
Rome Names - Various Names and Synonyms for RomeUpdated: 2008-10-03 @ 02:49:18 GMT
Here are some of the names and synonyms for Rome…
General Writing and Grammar Help: Word Roots: How Do You Recognize …Updated: 2008-10-03 @ 02:22:05 GMT
How can you recognize the root and then know the root meanings of these words? How do you know what the prefixes or suffixes of these words?…
Fall of Rome - Why Did the Roman Empire Decline and Fall?Updated: 2008-10-02 @ 17:39:01 GMT
Reasons for the fall of Rome or the decline of the Roman Empire and reasons for dating the end of the Roman Empire…
Ancient Classical History - Ancient Greece & Rome & Classics Resear…Updated: 2008-10-02 @ 17:36:48 GMT
The Story of Cupid and Psyche - The Valentine's Day Story of Cupid a…Updated: 2008-10-02 @ 11:51:59 GMT
Information on Cupid, particularly as in the story of Cupid and Psyche…
The Story of Cupid and Psyche - Apuleius' The Story of Cupid and Psy…Updated: 2008-10-02 @ 11:23:46 GMT
English translation of the story of the Marriage of Cupid and Psyche from the Latin Golden Ass or Metamorphosis, by Apuleius…
Confusing Word Pairs - Especially Word Pairs With Greek or Latin Roo…Updated: 2008-10-02 @ 02:27:49 GMT
Differences between confusing English word pairs…
Greek and Latin Word Derivations - Confusing Pairs of Greek and Lati…Updated: 2008-10-02 @ 00:42:11 GMT
Greek and Latin combining forms that are used in English, especially in medicine, where they may be confused with one another…
Rome After the Kings - Patricians and Plebeians in Conflict in Rome …Updated: 2008-10-01 @ 22:24:20 GMT
The 12 Tablets became law following the expulsion of the last king of Rome, Tarquin the Proud…
Egyptian Queen Nefertiti.Updated: 2008-09-30 @ 01:02:58 GMT
Egyptian Queen Nefertiti…
Canopic JarUpdated: 2008-09-30 @ 01:02:57 GMT
Canopic Jar…
Sarcophagus of King TutUpdated: 2008-09-30 @ 01:02:57 GMT
Sarcophagus of King Tut…
Khepri ScarabUpdated: 2008-09-30 @ 01:02:56 GMT
Khepri scarab From "Tutankhamun And The Golden Age Of The Pharaohs" Exhibit Opening…
Library of AlexandriaUpdated: 2008-09-30 @ 01:02:55 GMT
Library of Alexandria…
Mummy of Ramses VI, at Cairo Museum, Egypt.Updated: 2008-09-30 @ 01:02:55 GMT
Mummy of Ramses VI, at Cairo Museum, Egypt…
ScarabsUpdated: 2008-09-30 @ 01:02:54 GMT
Scarabs…
Abu Simbel Greater TempleUpdated: 2008-09-30 @ 01:02:53 GMT
Abu Simbel Greater Temple…
Tomb of Twosret and Setnakhte showing descending corridorUpdated: 2008-09-30 @ 01:02:53 GMT
Tomb of Twosret and Setnakhte showing descending corridor…
Abu Simbel Lesser TempleUpdated: 2008-09-30 @ 01:02:52 GMT
Abu Simbel Lesser Temple…
Hatshepsut - Pharaoh Hatshepsut of EgyptUpdated: 2008-09-30 @ 01:02:51 GMT
Hatshepsut…
Sphinx in EgyptUpdated: 2008-09-30 @ 01:02:51 GMT
Sphinx in Egypt…
Pharaoh Ramses II of Egypt.Updated: 2008-09-30 @ 01:02:50 GMT
Pharaoh Ramses II of Egypt…
Ramses II - Pharaoh Ramses II of EgyptUpdated: 2008-09-30 @ 01:02:49 GMT
Ramses II…
Pharaoh Hatshepsut making an offering to Horus.Updated: 2008-09-30 @ 01:02:49 GMT
Pharaoh Hatshepsut making an offering to Horus…
Moses in front of Pharaoh by Haydar Hatemi, Persian Artist.Updated: 2008-09-30 @ 01:02:48 GMT
Moses in front of Pharaoh by Haydar Hatemi, Persian Artist…
Giza PyramidsUpdated: 2008-09-30 @ 01:02:47 GMT
Giza Pyramids…
Map of the Nile DeltaUpdated: 2008-09-30 @ 01:02:47 GMT
Map of the Nile Delta…
CleopatraUpdated: 2008-09-30 @ 01:02:46 GMT
Cleopatra…
http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/egypt/ig/Ancient-Egypt/Daughters-…Updated: 2008-09-30 @ 01:02:45 GMT
Narmer PaletteUpdated: 2008-09-30 @ 01:02:45 GMT
Narmer Palette…
A house altar showing Akhenaten, Nefertiti and their Daughters in li…Updated: 2008-09-30 @ 01:02:37 GMT
A house altar showing Akhenaten, Nefertiti and their Daughters in limestone. From the Amarna period, c. 1350 B.C. Ägyptisches Museum Berlin, Inv. 14145. …
Isis - Egyptian Goddess IsisUpdated: 2008-09-30 @ 01:02:34 GMT
Isis - Egyptian Goddess Isis…
Nefertari - Egyptian Queen NefertariUpdated: 2008-09-30 @ 01:01:41 GMT
Nefertari…
Ancient Egypt Picture GalleryUpdated: 2008-09-30 @ 01:01:34 GMT
Ancient Egypt…
Ancient Egypt Picture GalleryUpdated: 2008-09-30 @ 01:01:33 GMT
Ancient Egypt…
Ancient Egypt Picture GalleryUpdated: 2008-09-30 @ 01:01:31 GMT
Ancient Egypt…
Word of the Day - Ancient / Classical History Word of the dayUpdated: 2008-09-30 @ 00:22:13 GMT
lucifer light bringer post meridiem ante meridiem ancient classical history post scriptum: Word of the Day With Greek or Latin Roots…
To Define Myth: Is There a Difference Between Myth and Science? Myth…Updated: 2008-09-29 @ 22:01:03 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…
Swastika - What Is the Origin of the SwastikaUpdated: 2008-09-29 @ 19:01:09 GMT
The swastika is actually an ancient symbol, but its origin is unclear, as these forum posters explain…
Words Into Latin - How Can I Get a Translation of a Couple of Words …Updated: 2008-09-28 @ 13:14:11 GMT
What you need to provide to get a couple of words of English turned into a possible Latin version…
Myths and LegendsUpdated: 2008-09-27 @ 23:37:29 GMT
Introduction to Greek Mythology. Myths and legends…
PindarUpdated: 2008-09-26 @ 19:49:42 GMT
Pindar was the greatest Greek lyric poet born about 522 at Cynoscephalae, near Thebes…
Darius - About the Persian King Darius IUpdated: 2008-09-26 @ 19:05:22 GMT
Darius I, an Achaemenid dynasty king, ruled the Persians…
Classical Greek and Republican Roman Timeline for the fifth century …Updated: 2008-09-26 @ 19:03:13 GMT
Classical Greek and Republican Roman Timeline for the fifth century B.C. with related features from the Ancient/Classical History site…
Growth of Rome - How Ancient Italy Was Dominated and the Growth of R…Updated: 2008-09-25 @ 21:53:50 GMT
An introductory look at the growth of Rome, how Rome expanded its power to become master of Italy…
Amenhotep IV - Pharaoh Amenhotep IV or AkhenatenUpdated: 2008-09-25 @ 21:29:52 GMT
Amenhotep IV Neferkherure Waenre (Akhenaten) was the son and co-regent of Pharaoh Amenhotep III Nebmaatre…
Bodel and Olyan - Household and Family Religion - Review of Bodel an…Updated: 2008-09-25 @ 20:02:36 GMT
Review of Household and Family Religion in Antiquity, edited by John Bodel and Saul M. Olyan…
Tetrarchy - About the Roman Rule by Four or TetrarchyUpdated: 2008-09-24 @ 18:00:55 GMT
Tetrarchy is the word we use to describe the division into four of the Roman Empire under the reign of Emperor Diocletian -- a man who knew how to delegate…
History of Ancient Egypt - About the Periods of Ancient Egyptian His…Updated: 2008-09-24 @ 01:31:39 GMT
ancient Egypt, history of ancient egypt, periods, kingdom, dynasty…
Myth - IsisUpdated: 2008-09-24 @ 00:46:47 GMT
Isis was the great Egyptian goddess, associated with life, the winds, the heavens, beer, abundance, magic, and more…
Vandal Conquest of North Africa - Procopius on the Vandal Conquest o…Updated: 2008-09-23 @ 20:27:02 GMT
Minoan Art - Art Work From Knossos and Minoan AkrotiriUpdated: 2008-09-23 @ 13:43:55 GMT
Works of art from the palace at Knossos…
The Age of Pericles - About Athens, Greece in the Age of PericlesUpdated: 2008-09-22 @ 19:44:25 GMT
The Age of Pericles falls within the Classical Age of Greece. Pericles was the foremost leader of Athens…
September Calendar Fasti Roman Greek Festival DaysUpdated: 2008-09-22 @ 18:28:14 GMT
Festival days in Ancient Rome, in Greece, and Egypt in the month of September…
GilgameshUpdated: 2008-09-22 @ 12:40:59 GMT
Gilgamesh was probably an historical king of Uruk in Babylonia who lived c. 2700 B.C. …
Ancient Mesopotamia - Modern Iraq - Resources on Ancient MesopotamiaUpdated: 2008-09-22 @ 11:57:32 GMT
Major resources on the area now called Iraq that once was the Mesopotamia…
Vergil and the Classical Tradition - The Place of Vergil aka Virgil …Updated: 2008-09-21 @ 19:11:52 GMT
Although the author, Vergil aka Virgil, is dead, his Aeneid is immortal…
Vergil and the Classical Tradition - The Place of Vergil (or Virgil)…Updated: 2008-09-21 @ 17:39:45 GMT
The greatest Roman poet, Vergil(or Virgil) has had a great impact on the classical tradition…
Vergil's Aeneid in Latin - Why Read the Aeneid by Vergil or Virgil i…Updated: 2008-09-21 @ 16:40:16 GMT
Reasons to read the Aeneid of the Roman master poet Vergil -- aka Virgil -- in Latin as part of your efforts to improve or refresh your reading knowledge of Latin…
Aeneid or The Labors of Aeneas by Vergil (or Virgil) adapted by Rose…Updated: 2008-09-21 @ 13:00:13 GMT
The Labors of Aeneas - What A Pain It Was To Found The Roman Race is an annotated adaptation of the Aeneid by Vergil (or Virgil) . The Labors of Aeneas was written by Rose Williams…
Velletri Pallas Bust of AthenaUpdated: 2008-09-18 @ 13:27:07 GMT
This Velletri Pallas is a copy of a 2nd century A.D. votive statue by Kresilas (ca. 430–420 B.C.), in the Glyptothek, Munich, Germany…