Apocolocyntosis, by Seneca
Apocolocyntosis, commonly translated The Pumpkinification of Claudius, is a Menippean satire attributed to Seneca, dealing with the consequences of a bumbling emperor's deification upon death.
Aramaic - Ancient Language Aramaic
Aramaic. The ancient language Aramaic. Jesus spoke Aramaic.
Aqueducts and Roads
A look at the greatest aqueducts and roads of ancient Rome.
AP Latin Exam and Latin Exam Preparation
Resources for students studying for or teachers coaching students for the AP Latin exam.
Abacus and Other Counting Systems
Abacus resources. Includes explanations of how the abacus works and the history and operation of the abacus and other counting systems.
About Greek Mythology
Greek mythology, Roman mythology, gods, goddess, and heroes.
Abstracts - Reviews
Online journal abstracts and tables of contents and reviews of books in the area of Classics and Ancient History.
Academic Journals
Publications of classical organizations and associations.
Achaemids - Medes
The Persians and their in-laws the Medes, their rise to power, and conquest by Alexander.
Actium - Battle of Actium
The Battle of Actium. The Battle of Actium was a Roman battle between Octavian (Augustus) on one side and Mark Antony and Cleopatra, on the other.
Aeneid, by Vergil
Vergil's magnum opus, Aeneid, was saved from the flames (despite Vergil's dying request) and has served as a model of literature ever since.
Aeschylus - Greek Plays by Aeschylus
The plays of Aeschylus. Resources on ancient Greek tragedy by Aeschylus.
Afrocentrism Debate
A heated, racial, academic debate between establishment and other theorists about the role of Egypt and other parts of Africa in the formation of our Greco-Roman heritage.
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great resources. The youthful Alexander, the campaigns of Alexander the Great, legends and articles about Alexander of Macedonia and the part Alexander the Great played in the spread of Hellenistic culture.
Aliens - Atlantis - Alternative Theories
Resources on speculative or controversial views of antiquity, including aliens, Atlantis (first mentioned in Plato's Timaeus and Critias, and alternative theories including the Black Athena controversy.
Amarna
The heretic king Akhenaten built his capital at Amarna, but shortly after his death the next pharaoh moved the capital back to Thebes.
Amazons - Women Warriors
Amazons. Legends about the amazons, the ancient women warriors, what we know about amazons from mythology, linguistics, archaeology, Strabo, and Herodotus.
Anatolia - Asia Minor - Turkey
The European section of modern Turkey -- Anatolia -- has a very long historical tradition. There's archaeological evidence for Anatolia all the way back to the Neolithic Age, 9000 B.C. It includes the area of Troy and Lydia.
Anaximander
Anaximander may have written the first philosophical treatise in Greece and was a student or companion of Thales. Fragments and passages about him by other ancient writers.
Ancient Greek Language Instruction
Online resources, texts, classes, and grammar to help you learn Ancient Greek.
Ancient Judaism - Hellenistic Period
For the Jews who had been living in the Persian Empire, the Hellenistic Period had its ups and downs, including a voluntary diaspora, sometimes privileged status in Egypt, the introduction of Greek eschatology, as well as conflict and slavery.
Ancient Judaism - Maccabees
Leading the Jewish people, the Maccabees rebelled against Antiochus and eventually regained the Temple at Jerusalem, which they purified in an event commemorated by the holiday Chanukah.
Ancient Judaism
Ancient Jewish history, Judaism, the ancient kingdoms of Judea / Judaea and Israel, Jewish revolts, Jerusalem and Samaria, and historical and Old Testament Jewish men and women of renown.
Ancient Near East - Egypt
Ancient Egypt (also referred to as Kemet) was a major world power with colorful kings, monuments, hieroglyphics, and an intriguing set of beliefs about death and the afterlife.
Ancient Maps of ANE
Ancient maps of the Ancient Near East.
Ancient Religions and Still Popular
Ancient religions that haven't just survived on the fringes, but in mainstream world society, especially Judaism and Christianity.
Ancient Rome - Roman Slavery and Slaves
Resources on ancient Roman slavery, manumission, treatment of slaves, and ways of increasing the slave population.
Ancient Rome and Roman Provinces - Maps
Ancient Rome. Maps of Ancient Rome, the Roman Empire and the Roman provinces.
Antonine Wall
The Antonine Wall. Built by the Romans the Antonine Wall is in modern Scotland.
Atalanta
Information on Atalanta, a heroine of Greek mythology.
Augustine - Saint / Bishop of Hippo
St. Augustine, the Bishop of Hippo known for his conversion in middle age and his pursuit of heretics.
Augustus - Profile
The life of the first princeps of Rome, Augustus, also commonly known as Octavian, the adopted son of Julius Caesar.
Biography - Ancient Biographies
Famous men and women, civil and religious leaders, thinkers, writers, dramatists, historians, philosophers, and the occasional courtesan.
Cleopatra - Queen Cleopatra of Egypt
Resources on Queen Cleopatra of Egypt. Cleopatra as depicted in plays and movies. Television programs about Queen Cleopatra's relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Also the Cleopatra of art and Pharaoh Cleopatra of Egypt in history.
Crucifixion - Death on a Wooden Cross
Crucifixion. Death on a Wooden Cross.
Cybele Attis - Fertility Goddess Cult
Transgendered priests, known as Galli, participate in the cult of fertility goddess and Great Mother, Cybele, who originally came from Phrygia.
Economics, Coins, and Taxes
Information on trade, taxation, currency, inflation and attitudes towards money.
Greek Military Weapons Arms Wars
Ancient Greek military. Ancient Greek wars, weapons, armor, ship, and Greek battles.
Hadrian's Wall and Building Projects
Hadrian's still-standing wall, which runs from Newcastle to Carlisle, was originally established to save the Romans from the Picts. Hadrian gave his name to other building projects, too.
Helena - Mother of Constantine
Helena was the mother of the Emperor Constantine, who, upon her conversion to Christianity, went to the Holy Land where she is credited by some with having discovered the True Cross.
Iphigenia - Iphigenia at Aulis
Iphigenia was the daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon. Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia to Artemis at Aulis.
Jason and the Argonauts
Resources for the legend of the hero Jason and his trusty band of followers known as the Argonauts.
Latin - Learning the Language Resources
To read Latin literature you must first learn the the grammar of the language, either through instruction or on your own, online or otherwise. Resources here are specific to this stage in the life of a Latin student.
Law and Politics
Law-givers, legal systems, constitutions, readings and documents about the laws of ancient civilizations.
Lysistrata - Aristophanes
Lysistrata by Aristophanes. In Lysistrata, by Aristophanes, the women of Greece hold a sex strike to make their husbands stop fighting.
Maps
Maps and geography of the ancient world and underworld.
Mithraism - Roman Soldiers' Religion
Mithraism. Resources on Mithras and the Roman soldiers' favorite mystery religion Mithraism. Mithraism is a bull-slaying cult. There are parallels between Mithras and Jesus.
Mithridates - King of Pontus
Mithridates, the King of Pontus who caused such trouble for the Romans during the period of the end of the Republic.
Monasticism - Monks - Cenobites - Orders
Monasticism has a history preceding Christianity by centuries, but it is most familiar as an ascetic lifestyle of devout Christian men.
Mummies
Resources explaining and demonstrating the mummification process.
Mythology - Religion
Mythology, gods, goddesses, Fathers of the Church, writers, early church historians, heretics, men involved in the First Council of Nicea and the Arian Heresy.
Persian Empire Articles - Primedia
Articles from Primedia Magazines on the Persian Empire.
Philosophy
Philosophers and their systems for organizing the universe, their ethics, and arguments.
Pompey the Great
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (106-48 B.C.), Pompey the Great, general who defeated Mithridates and the pirates, was one of the three in the First Triumvirate, along with Julius Caesar.
Praxilla
One of the earthly muses, along with Sappho, she was a Greek lyric poet of the fifth century B.C.
Rome - Fall of Rome and the Roman Empire
The Fall of Rome. Increasing Roman weakness in the Western Empire, signs and symptoms, and the ultimate end of the Roman Empire -- at least in the West.
Sappho of Lesbos
Sappho / Psappho, who grew up on a commercial island, Lesbos (hence, lesbian), where women were allowed greater freedom than in Attica, started her own school for girls in which they learned the art of writing lyric poetry from one of its greatest masters.
Slaves and Slavery
Ancient slaves and slavery. A person could become a slave in various ways. He could be born into slavery, exposed as an infant, sold into slavery or taken as a war prize.
War Gamers
Information on basic fighting techniques and weapons for those new to wargaming.
Weapons and Warfare
Ancient weapons and warfare.
Women, Gender Roles, Family Life
Individual women, leaders, philosophers, and poets, gender roles, their social life, and the female warriors known as Amazons.
Delphic Oracle - Ancient Sources
What the ancient sources have to say about the Pythian oracle and other matters of divination, oracle, and prophecy.
Trajan's Column
One of Trajan's building projects was the 100-foot tall marble column in the forum that Trajan also rebuilt.
Trajan Articles Offisite
Offsite articles on the Roman emperor Trajan.
Encaustic Wax Encaustic Paint
Resources on the ancient painting techniques known as encaustic. Encaustic painting technique uses wax and can be seen on Fayum funeral portraits.
Aristophanes - Comedies of Aristophanes
Greek plays by Aristophanes - Comedies. The comedies of the Aristophanes include eleven that survive: Acharnians, Knights, Clouds, Wasps, Peace, Birds, Lysistrata, Thesmophoriazusae, Ecclesiazusae, Frogs, and Plutus. Aristophanes wrote what is known as old comedy.
Fall of Rome - Lead
How lead contributed to the fall of Rome - Lead pipes and lead poisoning.
Fall of Rome - Economic Reasons
Economic reasons for the Fall of Rome.
Myth - Guari
One of Devi's epithets.
Myth - Quetzalcoatl
Quetzalcoatl was the Aztec creator god and god of the wind who was depicted as a bearded old man. Humans are his children. He taught them science and the calendar. He is said to be the son of Camaxtli and Chimalma.
Myth - Rel. - Ganesha (Hindu)
Ganesha is the son of Siva and Parvati. Ganesha is the god of knowledge, thresholds, wisdom, literature, and fire. His head was chopped off and replaced with the head of an elephant.
Myth - Garuda
Garuda is the Hindu bird god associated with the rays of the sun.
Myth - Geb
Known as the Great Cackler because of his association with geese. May have laid the egg from which the sun was hatched.
Myth - Izanaki
Primordial sky, who together with his wife, Izanami, created the world. He tried to retrieve his wife from the underworld after she died in childbirth.
Myth - Inti (Inca)
In the mythology of the Inca, Inti was a sun god.
Myth - Ishtar - Inanna
Nanna's daughter. Gilgamesh scorned her advances. She is also involved in a story of the underworld which she can only leave if someone stays in her place.
Myth - Isis
Sister and wife of Osiris. After Osiris was killed she brought him back to life so he could impregnate her with their son Horus. Since the pharaoh was the living Horus, Isis was a link between the gods and man.
Myth - Izanami
Primordial goddess and personification of the Earth and darkness, wife and sister of Izanagi. She died giving birth to fire god Kagutsuchi.
Myth - Ixtab
Maya suicide goddess represented with rope around her neck. The Maya believed suicide could lead to heaven. Ixtab gathered the suicides, those slain in battle, sacrificial victims, mothers who died in childbirth, and priests and brought them to paradise.
Myth - Rel. - Yarikh
Yarikh was an ancient Canaanite moon god who pays a steep bride-price to marry fruit goddess Nikkal-and-Ib.
Myth - Rel. - Yam
Yam was an ancient Canaanite sea and river god who lives in an undersea palace; a dragon, serpent, and Leviathan (Lotan) may have been in his following.
Myth - Rel. - Vishnu
Regarded as a major god and the protector, in the Vedas Vishnu was regarded as a lesser god associated with Indra. Vishnu was raised in importance through successive incarnations.
Myth - Rel. - Uzume - Ama-no-uzume
Uzume or Ama-no-uzume is the Japanese Shinto goddess of joy and happiness, and good health. Uzume brought Japanese sun goddess Amaterasu back from her cave.
Myth - Rel. - Utu | Shamash
Son of Nanna and Ningal, Utu or Shamash was the Mesopotamian god of sun and justice who decrees the fate of the dead.
Myth - Rel. - Tyr - Norse
Tyr was a brave, martial, Norse sky god whose hand was destroyed by the Fenris wolf.
Myth - Rel. - Toyo-Uke-Bime
Goddess of earth, agriculture, and food.
Myth - Rel. - Tonatiuh - Aztec
The fifth age in the Aztec calendar has its corresponding sun god, Tonatiuh.
Myth - Rel. - Thor - Norse
Thor is a god of thunder, son of Odin and a member of the Aesir. He smashed giants' heads with his mighty hammer.
Myth - Rel. - Tefnut - Egyptian
Female counterpart of Shu. Tefnut was associated with moistness. Tefnut is represented as a women, wearing upon her head a solar disk encircled by a serpent.
Myth - Rel. - Susanoh (Japan)
Japanese Shinto god of the winds, storms, oceans, and snakes. Susanoh was born from Izanagi's nose.
Myth - Rel. - Shu (Egypt)
The Egyptian god Shu embodied the sky.
Myth - Rel. - Surya
Surya is the benevolent sun god and one of the twelve Adityas who are guardians of the months of the year. Surya, depicted as a red man with four arms, holds water lilies with two of his hands. His other two encourage and bless his worshipers.
Myth - Rel. - Shiva - Siva
Shiva is the Lord of the dance, the all knowing, originally called Rudra, he is identified with Agni, the god of fire. He is male and female and at the same time god of creation, destruction, and maintenance.
Myth - Rel. - Rama
Rama is prince (and later king) of Ayodhya, and the hero of the epic, Ramayana.
Myth - Rel. - Ah Puch - Yum Kimil
Yum Kimil was a Maya personification of disaster and darkness. He is also called Ah Puch, Hunahau or Hunhau and rules the ninth and lowest of the underworlds.
Myth - Rel. - Baal (Phoenician)
Son of El (god of thunder and lightning), Baal was the sun god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians, whose worshp spread to the ancient Jews. In the Bible, Baal is also known as Beelzebub.
Myth - Rel. - Amateras (Japan)
Sun goddess, ruler of the Plain of Heaven. Eldest daughter of Izanagi. She hid in a cave until Uzume lured her out at which time a beam of light, the dawn, escaped.
Myth - Rel. - Bastet - Bast - Egypt
Bast is the cat goddess about whom there are many misconceptions. It's not Bastet, but Bast, and she's not the goddess of hemp or sex. She is never depicted as fully human, but tends to have the ears of a lion or other non-domestic cat.
Myth - Rel. - Hanuman (Hindu)
Hanuman is Hundu god in monkey form. Also known as Sri Hanumanji, Hanuman is an incarnation of Siva.
Myth - Rel. - Athtart (Phoenician)
Athtart was a benevolent goddess of sexuality, passion, creativity, and fertility, and chief goddess of Tyre, Sidon and Byblos.
Myth - Rel. - Liza
Liza was a West African creator or sun god.
Myth - Rel. - Hoderi (Japan)
Hoderi, the son of Ninigi and Ko-no-Hana and the brother of Hoori, is the divine ancestor of the immigrants coming from the south over the sea to Japan.
Myth - Rel. - Kartikeya
Virile war god. He is the son of either Agni or Shiva.The Indians equated Alexander with Kartikeya; hence, another name for him: Skanda.
S Men
Ancient Men whose names begin with S.
Z Men
Ancient Men whose names begin with Z.
X Men
Ancient Men whose names begin with X.
V Men
Ancient Men whose names begin with V.
T Men
Ancient Men whose names begin with T.
N Men
Ancient men whose names begin with N.
O Men
Ancient men whose names begin with O.
P Men
Ancient men whose names begin with P.
H Men
Ancient men whose names begin with H.
J Men
Ancient men whose names begin with J.
L Men
Ancient men whose names begin with L.
M Men
Ancient men whose names begin with M.
A Men
Ancient men whose names begin with A.
B Men
Ancient men whose names begin with B.
C Men
Ancient men whose names begin with C.
D Men
Ancient men whose names begin with D.
E Men
Ancient men whose names begin with E.
F Men
Ancient men whose names begin with F.
G Men
Ancient Men whose names begin with G.
Levant - Pictures of the Levant
Pictures of the Levant from the nineteenth century.
Nero - Profiles
Information on the life of the Roman Emperor Nero.
Nero - Eyewitness Accounts
Ancient writing on the Roman Emperor Nero.
Nero - Timelines for the Emperor Nero
Timelines of the Emperor Nero, especially in the context of the other Julio-Claudian emperors and the history of the Roman Empire.
Tables of the Olympians Offsite
Offsite tables and genealogies of the Olympians - the gods and goddesses of Mt. Olympus.
Aristotle
Philosophical and scientific texts by Aristotle, quick explanations of the Lyceum and Academy, Greek law resources, and the contributions Aristotle made to the terminology used for tragedy.
Myth - China
Chinese mythology.
Myth - Creation - America
Links to creation stories and myths about creators from the Americas.
Myth - Creation - Asia
Links to creation stories and myths about creators from ancient Asia.
Myth - Rel. - Heng-o / Chang-o - Chinese
The Divine Archer Yi was punished with mortality which he sought to overcome. He procured a bottle of immortality elixir which his wife swallowed. She then floated to the moon where she found a hare mixing medicinal herbs. There Heng-o was transformed into a toad.
Sun Gods and Goddesses
Sun gods and goddesses. Mythology of the sun and the gods and goddesses of the sun.
Myth - Religion - Greece - Rome
Pre-Christian mythology and religion in Greece and Rome, especially, the Olympian gods and goddesses.
Myth - Rel. - Shamash
Shamash was the Sumerian sun god who because he saw all was also god of justice.
Myth - Rel. - Seti - Set - Egypt
Isis took his side in his battle with his brother Horus. There is a moral component to this story, with Horus representing good and Set, evil. He also protected caravans in the desert and the sun barge on its nightly journey.
Myth - Rel. - Shapsu
Shapsu is the Canaanite sun goddess, known as the torch of the gods. She is sometimes El's messenger.
Myth - Rel. - Sarasvati
Sarasvati is goddess of river waters, fertility, and wealth, the patroness of speech, writing and learning, and the arts and sciences. She is also the consort of Brahma.
Myth - Rel. - Poseidon | Neptune
Poseidon who split the world with his brothers Hades and Zeus, received as his share the sea where he wielded his trident. Poseidon was known to the Romans as Neptune.
Myth - Rel. - Nut
In the story of the creation of days 361-365, the moon's gambling loss was Nut's gain.
Myth - Rel. - Ninhurzag (Sumer)
Ninhurzag was also known as Ki and Ninmah. She and An were the progenitors of most of the (Sumerian) gods.
Myth - Rel. - Nephthys
The Lady of Heaven was the daughter of Seb and Nut, sister of Osiris, Isis, and Set, wife of Set, mother of Anubis, either by Osiris or Set.
Myth - Freyr
In Norse mythology, Vanir was a fertility god, the son of Njord and Skadi. His wife was the giantess Gerd.
Myth - Rel. - Ameratsu (Japan)
Amaterasu was the Japanese sun goddess who was born from the left eye of the primeval being Izanagi.
Myth - Rel. - An (Sumer)
An and Ninhursag were probably the progenitors of the other gods in the Sumerian pantheon. His wife may have been Nammu.
Myth - Odin
The Norse god Odin and his brothers killed the giant Ymir and created the earth, heavens, and ocean from its body.
Myth - Rel. - Anat (Canaanite)
Daughter of El and Baal's sister, an archer, virgin, and nursemaid to the gracious gods, she was called the Lady of Heaven and Mistress of all gods.
Myth - Rel. - Asclepius (Greek)
Asclepius, also known as Asculapius, was the son of Apollo who was taught medicine by the centaur Chiron and who was killed for bringing mortals back from death.
Myth - Rel. - Athirat (Canaan)
Athirat is the Canaanite consort of El who protects their seventy children.
Myth - Rel. - Balder (Norse)
One of the Aesir, Balder's name means "the Glorious". He was the son of Odin and Frigg.
Myth - Rel. - Brahma (Hindu)
Brahma is the creator and senior member of the triad of great Hindu gods.
Myth - Forseti
Forseti, Norse god of justice, was the son of Balder and Nanna.
Myth - Rel. - El
El, the heavy drinking father and creator of the Canaanite gods, goddesses, and mankind, is also known as the bull.
Myth - Rel. - Enki
In Sumerian mythology, Enki is lord of the abzu (the watery abyss and also semen) and of wisdom. He is the keeper of the divine law (the me). He created man from clay.
Myth - Rel. - Enlil
In the mythology of the Sumerians, Enlil is the air god and head of the pantheon from about 2500 B.C. Enlil is the father of the gods and king of heaven and earth.
Myth - Rel. - Ereskigal
In Sumerian mythology, the goddess Ereskigal was queen of the Underworld.
Myth - Rel. - Frigg
Frigg was a Norse goddess of love and fertility. In some accounts she was Odin's wife, making her foremost among the Aesir goddesses. She was the mother of Balder. Friday is named for Frigg.
Myth - Rel. - Hephaestus / Vulcan
Hephaestus, the only ugly god is lame, but he is also the kindest of the gods and a skilled smith married to Aphrodite.
Myth - Rel. - Huitzilopochtli (Aztec)
Huitzilopochtli was the Aztec god of the obsidian knife who sprang forth from his mother Coatlicue's belly to kill his siblings.
Myth - Rel. - Freya
Vanir goddess of sex, fertility, war, and wealth; taken as hostage by the Aesir.
Myth - Rel. - Hod (Norse)
Hod is a son of Odin. He is the blind god of winter who kills his brother Balder, and is killed by his brother Vali, but will return after Ragnarok.
Myth - Rel. - Hoori (Japan)
Son of Ninigi and Ko-no-Hana, and brother of Hoderi, the name Hoori means Fire Fade. Hoori became a hunter and the ancestor of the Japanese emperors.
Myth - Rel. - Re - Ra Egyptian
Re was the first of the Egyptian gods, the "Great He-She," created from chaos. Re became the sun god.
Myth - Rel. - Nanna (Sumerian)
Nanna was another name for the Sumerian moon god Sin. Born to Ninlil when Enlil raped her. He decides the fate of the dead.
Myth - Rel. - Krishna
The eighth avatar or incarnation of the god Vishnu. He may have had over 16,000 wives and is credited with heroism as well as divine qualities, including killing monsters and a tyrant. He is represented with blue skin.
Myth - Rel. - Hotei (Japanese Shinto)
One of the seven Japanese Shinto gods of luck (Shichi Fukujin), depicted with a great belly. He is the god of happiness, laughter, and the wisdom of contentment.
Myth - Rel. - Kukulcan
Maya wind god also known as feathered serpent god. Associated with the rain god. Supreme Mayan god, god of the four elements, creator and god of resurrection. Aztecs merged him with Quetzalcoatl.
Myth - Rel. - Lakshmi or Sri
Lakshmi is goddess of good fortune and beauty. She is also the consort of Vishnu.
Myth - Rel. - Loki
Loki was a mischievous Norse god.
Myth - Rel. - Mot
Mot is the Canaanite beloved one, god of sterility, death, and the underworld who was cut up and sown by Anat.
Myth - Rel. - Ix Chel (Maya)
A Maya moon goddess depicted as a malevolent old woman who had a sky serpent for an assistant. She was the patroness of childbirth and weavers, but also caused floods.
Myth - Rel. - Kagutsuchi
Japanese god of fire who burned his mother to death when she gave birth. His father, Izanagi, cut his body in eight pieces out of which emerged eight mountain gods.
Myth - Rel. - Kinich Ahau
Also known as Ah Xoc Kin, and associated with poetry and music. Sun god father of Itzamna who bears similarities with Quetzalcoatl.
Myth - Rel. - Lugh
Lugh was a Celtic solar deity and king of the Tuatha De Danaan.
Myth - Rel. - Nammu (Sumer)
Nammu was a Sumerian sea goddess and creator of heaven and earth.
Myth - Rel. - Nanna (Norse)
Nanna was the Norse goddess who died of grief when her husband, Balder, died.
Myth - Sub-Saharan
Links to African mythology.
Myth - Rel. - Nanse
Associated with rivers and canals, a daughter of Enki, she was also associated with divination and dream interpretation. The goddess of fertility and water who gave priests the ability to prophesy and interpret dreams (Oneiromancy).
Helios - Greek Mythology Helios
Helios, often confused with Apollo, was the son of titans and father of Phaethon. Helios was the sun god in Greek mythology.
Myth - Creation
Stories of how the world and mankind came to be, from chaos, a primordial soup, an egg, or whatever; that is, Creation myths.
Myth - America
Individual Mesoamerican (including Maya and Aztec) gods and goddesses.
Myth - Creation - Europe
Links to creation stories and myths about creators from ancient Europe.
Myth - Egypt
Hierarchies of the Egyptian gods and goddesses and thie spheres of influence.
Myth - Japan and Southeast Asia
Japanese and Korean mythology; stories and legends from Ancient Japan and Southeast Asia.
Myth - Near and Middle East
Myth from the ancient Near East and Middle East.
Myth - Norse Mythology
Resources on Scandinavian mythology, Ragnarok, the Aesirs and Vanirs, the nine worlds (Asgard, Midgad, Vanaheim, Alfheim, Niflheim, Hel, Jotunheim, Muspelheim, Svartalfheim, and Nidavellir), and genealogies.
Roman Architecture Offsite Articles
Offsite articles on ancient Roman architecture and Roman monuments.
Myth - Ohkuninushi
Ohkuni-nushi was the highest god of the land. His brothers hated him, killed him, and then when his mother was threatening to resurrect him, they stuck him inside a tree. Eventually his mother recovered him and he went to the underworld to find a wife. His continual rebirth is appropriate for a god of agriculture.
Myth - Ohyamatsumi
Japanese god of the sea.
Myth - Osiris
Osiris was the Egyptian god of the dead who was once alive and human.
Myth - Ostara
Germanic goddess of spring.
Myth - Nergal
Underworld personification of the sun god Utu. Represents the more negative aspects like pestilence, disease, and famine. A warrior god. Sometimes known as Erra.
Myth - Ninazu
Babylonian god of magic incantations.
Myth - Ninurta
Son of Enlil, Ninurta was an ancient thunder god with warlike character.
Myth - Njord
Njord was a (Norse) Vanir gods of the sea and of fertility, father of Freyr and Freya.
ANE Timelines & Tables
Near Eastern chronologies and tables.
Asia Timelines & Tables
Timelines showing chronology of events in Central and South Asia and in Asia compared with the rest of the world.
Central Asia Timelines
Timelines of events from ancient Central Asia. Timelines of people from antiquity in Central Asia, including the Scythians, Parthians, Kushans, and Turks.Central Asia Timelines - Asia Timelines for Japan
Britain Timelines - Timelines of Britain
Timelines of Ancient Britain and Roman Britain.
China Timelines - Chinese Timleines
Timelines of Chinese events and dynasties.
Egypt - Timelines & Tables
Chronology of events throughout the dynasties and periods of Ancient Egyptian history.
Europe - Timelines & Tables
Relative chronology of events in Europe and in comparison with elsewhere as shown on charts.
Greece - Timelines - Tables - Chronology
Tables, chronologies, and timelines of events and people in Ancient Greek history.
Science Time Math Medicine Technology
Developments in engineering, measurement, counting, astronomy, medicine and the sciences.
Rome - Roman Timelines - Tables
Where and when events happened in Ancient Roman History, the order of the consuls, emperors, and kings, a military chronology, and more.
Korea Timelines
Events in southeast Asian history -- particularly Korean -- from 7193-2133 B.C. Korea Timelines - Asia Timelines for Korea
Indus Valley Timelines in Asia
Timelines of events and rulers in the area of modern India and Pakistan, including silk road and Jainism histories.
Japan Timelines
Timelines of periods in Japanese history based on pottery, achievements and rulers.
Maps of Ancient Greece - Entire
Maps showing all of Greece, the mainland, islands, Peloponnesus and Ionian cities.
Maps - Syria
Maps of Syria.
Maps - Sudan
Maps of the Sudan.
Maps - Mesoamerica
Maps of Mesomaerica in the Pre-Columbian periods.
Maps - Mediterranean
Historic maps of the ancient Mediterranean Sea and surrounding areas of Asia Minor, Northern Africa (Egypt), and Europe (primarily, Greece and Rome).
Maps - Mauryan Empire (India)
Historic maps of Mauryan Empire (India).
Maps - Libya
Maps and geography of Libya.
Maps - Japan
Maps and geography of ancient Japan.
Maps - Iraq
Maps and geography of the ancient area now known as Iraq, archaeological sites, modern cities, and river courses.
Maps - Iran
Maps of the ancient area now known as Iran (Persia).
Maps - Indus Valley
Maps and Information of the Indus Valley.
Maps - Gupta Empire (India)
Maps of the Gupta Empire in the Indus Valley.
Maps - ANE
Maps of the region of the world to the east of Greece and west of the Indus Valley civilizations.
Maps - Ancient Afghanistan - Bactria
Maps of ancient Afghanistan and Iran focusing on the areas of the Kushan Empire and Bactria.
Maps - Aegean Sea Regional
Maps of the area surrounding the Aegean Sea.
Maps - Biblical
Maps of Jerusalem, Palestine, Israel, Canaan, and other area maps mentioned in the Bible.
Maps - Canaan
Maps of the area now covered by southern Lebanon, Israel, Jordan and the Sinai.
Maps - Greece Cities Islands Leagues
Maps of sections of Greece. Maps of the Greek islands and Crete. Maps showing political alliances and leagues.
Maps - Europe
Maps of Europe and the area known by the ancients as Europa.
Maps - Celts and Ireland
Maps of the Celts and Ireland (Hibernia).
Maps - Carthage
Maps and geography of the Phoenician empire of Carthage based in northern Africa.
Biography - Women
Famous women from ancient history, including Aspasia, Agnodice, Mary Magdalene and Hypatia.
Biography - Biographies of Women S-Z
Resources and biographies of women from antiquity whose names begin with S-Z.
Biography - Biographies of Women N-R
Resources and biographies of women from anitquity whose names begin with N-R.
Biography - Biographies of Women H-M
Biographies of famous women from antiquity whose names begin with H-M.
Biography - Biographies of Women A-G
Resources and biographies of women from antiquity whose names begin with A-G.
Pictures - Greek Mythology
Pictures of individual gods and goddesses of Greek Mythology.
Cupid - Eros - Amor
The Roman god Cupid is often equated with the Greek god Eros. Cupid is also called Eros by the Romans.
Book Reviews S-Z
Reviews of books on ancient / classical history and historical fiction whose titles begin with the letters S through Z.
Book Reviews N-R
Reviews of books on ancient / classical history and historical fiction whose titles begin with the letters N through R.
Book Reviews G-M
Reviews of books on ancient / classical history and historical fiction whose titles begin with the letters G through M.
Book Reviews A-F
Reviews of books on ancient / classical history and historical fiction whose titles begin with the letters A through F.