Figures & Events In Ancient History

Learn about the most significant figures and events in the Ancient World, from Egypt to Ancient Maya. Discover the milestones that shaped the earliest societies and the people who made them happen.

  • Portrait of Attila the Hun
    How Did Attila the Hun Die?
  • Full color drawing of the dedication of the Temple of Jerusalem.
    Timeline of the Ancient Rulers of Persia (Modern Iran)
  • A statue of Roman emperor Nerva, or Marcus Cocceius Nerva Caesar Augustus
    Biography of Marcus Cocceius Nerva, First of the Good Emperors of Rome
  • Cleopatra
    What Did Cleopatra Really Look Like?
  • Bust of Hannibal Barca on shelf.
    Was Hannibal, Enemy of Ancient Rome, Black?
  • Wide-bowled Drinking Cup, Greece
    Major Events in Ancient History
  • Marcus Aurelius
    The Life and Accomplishments of Marcus Aurelius
  • The expulsion of Tarquin and his family from Rome
    Biography of Tarquin the Proud, Last Etruscan King of Rome
  • Baby moses
    Why Was Baby Moses Left in a Basket in the Nile?
  • Sophocles bust in Athens downtown
    Biography of Euripides, Third of the Great Tragedians
  • Hannibal marching as depicted in a fresco.
    Overview of the Second Punic War of Rome
  • Meeting between Cleopatra and Octavian after Battle of Actium, 1787-1788 by Louis Gauffier (1761-1801), oil on canvas, cm 83,8 x112,5 cm, 18th century
    The Life and Romances of Cleopatra
  • Publius, Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, AD 56 - AD 120, senator and a historian of the Roman Empire
    Cornelius Tacitus - Roman Historian
  • Helen of Troy in the Iliad of Homer
  • Image ID: 1573553 Livy.
    Livy
  • Pelops and Hippodamia racing
    Ancient Olympics - Games, Ritual, and Warfare
  • Statue of Dying Achilles at Achilleion Palace & Museum in Corfu, Greece
    Did the Greek Warrior Achilles Have Children?
  • For Honor and Glory
    A Short Summary of the Persian Wars
  • Merlin. L'Euchanteur Merlin.
    Did Merlin Exist?
  • Front view of Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome, Italy
    Biography of Hadrian, Roman Emperor
  • An illustration of a scene from the Battle Of Marathon
    Persian Wars - Battle of Marathon - 490 BCE
  • Moses and the Israelites
    When the Biblical Exodus Would Have Taken Place
  • Marble bust of Homer agaisnt blue background.
    The Life and Work of Homer
  • Croesus showing his treasures
    10 Things to Know About Croesus of Lydia
  • Pompey (106 BC-48 BC)
    Pompey's Wives
  • Illustration of Bronz Era Foundry Workers.
    Timeline of the Ancient Eras
  • The Death of Julius Caesar
    A Look at the Lives of the First 12 Roman Emperors
  • Akkadian inscription on a brick-stamp of baked clay.
    Akkadian Empire: The World's First Empire
  • Polycarp before the Roman Proconsul
    Biography of Polycarp
  • Octavian Augustus
    Octavian Augustus Glossary Entry
  • Nebuchadnezzar Cylinder Seal declaring his restoration of a temple: "Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, the restorer of the temples: Esogil and Ezida, the first-born son of Nabopolossar, King of Babylon, am I."
    The Chaldean Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II
  • Tomb of Cyrus the Great, Pasargadae (Unesco World Heritage List, 2004), Iran, Achaemenid civilization, 6th century BC
    Cyrus the Great - Persian Achaemenid Dynasty Founder
  • Close up of Roman marble bust of Aristophanes.
    Aristophanes, the Ancient Greek Comedy Writer
  • Stone bust of Hesiod against red background.
    The Greek Epic Poet Hesiod
  • Woodcut illustration of Tullia driving over the body of her husband, Servius Tullius
    Servius Tullius
  • Fresco of Hannibal crossing Alps, 218 BC
    Profile of Hannibal, Rome's Greatest Enemy
  • Important Kings of the Ancient Middle East
  • engraving of Locust and Nero
    Profile of the Roman Emperor Nero
  • Full color depiction of Pericles standing in Athens speaking to the masses.
    Biography of Pericles, Leader of Athens
  • Council of Nicea
    The Arian Controversy and the Council of Nicea
  • The Grave Of St Patrick
    The Legend of St. Patrick
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    Kubaba, A Queen Among Kings
  • Map Showing Herodotus' View of the Ancient World
    Ancient Historians
  • Ino and Agave Tear Pentheus Apart
    Top 10 Famous Drunks in the Ancient World
  • Sargon the Great
    Biography of Sargon the Great, Ruler of Mesopotamia
  • Wood engraving of of Horace looking to the right.
    Horace, The Roman Poet
  • Close up of a bust of Herodotus at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.
    The Greek Historian, Herodotus
  • Sphinx of Hatshepsut in a museum with dramatic lighting.
    Biography of Hatshepsut, Pharaoh of Egypt
  • Hannibal dies by ingesting poison
    The Death of Carthaginian General Hannibal Barca
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    Five Roman Empresses You Shouldn't Invite to Dinner
  • Marius
    Roman Leaders at the End of the Republic: Marius
  • Collection of book jackets cover showing Attila the Scourge of God.
    Attila the Hun Portraits
  • Ruins of the ancient Roman Forum.
    Ancient Greek History: Cassius Dio
  • Temple of Saturn
    Solstice Celebrations
  • Diomedes and Odysseus With the Horses of the Thracian King Rhesus
    Diomedes: Leader in the Trojan War
  • Victory Stele of Naram-Sin
    Naram-Sin
  • Hammurabi
    Hammurabi
  • Profile of a young Scipio Africanus the Elder from a gold signet ring
    Scipio Africanus
  • Detail of the Narmer Palette
    Menes - First King of Egypt
  • Eratosthenes
    The Greek Mathematician Eratosthenes
  • Figure of a Sumerian, Mesopotamian art
    Who Were the Kings of Ancient Mesopotamia?
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