H Page for the Ancient / Classical History Glossary

Hanno of Carthage traveled down the west coast of Africa to the land of the gorilla people whom he flayed and brought back to Carthage to put on display.

Hanukkah is a Jewish festival of lights held around the time of the winter solstice in commemoration of the Maccabees and the oil for the menorah.

St. Helena was the influential mother of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great.

Hellanodikai were Greek judges at the Olympics.

Hephaestion was a friend and possible gay lover of Alexander the Great.

The Greek historian Herodotus is known as the father of history.

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Augustus favored Horace and commissioned him to write the 'Carmen Saeculare' for the Secular Games of 17 B.C. He was also one of the Roman satirists.