Ancient/Classical History - By Category

Categories in: Ancient/Classical History
Greek Myths & Legends
Greek myths and legends. Stories about the Greek gods and goddesses and the fantastic adventures of the heroes of Greek mythology.
Ancient World Mythology & Pagan Religions
Information on mythology, especially Greek mythology, and ancient religions, including polytheistic pagan religions.
Ancient Greece vs Ancient Rome
Ancient Greece and ancient Rome may be compared in many ways, including in terms of the position of women in society, geography and the ramifications of geographical differences, and government.
Men, Women, Maps, and Ancient Civilizations
Biographies of famous ancient people. Maps of ancient geographic areas of the world. Information on countries, empires, cities, and other places in the ancient world. Also information on ethnic and cultural groups.
Romans, Ancient Rome & the Roman Empire
Ancient Roman history covers a millennium (or two). From the legendary period dominated by kings, through the Republic and Empire, including biographies of emperors, kings, and writers, timelines, maps, social life, and Latin.
Ancient Greece
Read about Greek history, politics, and wars, its arts and artistic achievements, the Greek language and myths, and the major cities of Athens and Sparta, from the Archaic period through the Hellenistic period.
China & Egypt
History, archaeology, and rulers of ancient Egypt. Economy, trade, the rulers, and technology of ancient China.
Literature: Poetry, Plays and Quotes
Resources on ancient literature and particularly the genres of poetry, history, tragedy, and comedy.
Gladiators & Warfare
Resources on ancient battles, wars, conflicts, weapons, and armor, as well as violent punishments and gladiators.
Medicine, Science, Philosophy/Practical Ethics, Mathematics
Philosophy is closely related to ancient religion, poetry, and science. Medicine is also closely connected with religious beliefs and philosophy, but in modern thinking, science, medicine, mathematics, technology, and engineering are all conceptually grouped.
1 God: Judaism, Christianity, Zoroastrianism
Religions of the Book are these three scriptural religions from the ancient world that are self-described as monotheistic, with one god. Read about them, their major figures, and their scriptures.
Latin & Greek
Resources on the languages of Latin and ancient Greek.
Writing: Hieroglyphs, Cuneiform, Epigraphy & Scripts
Language, literature, dictionaries, documents, inscriptions, epigraphy, writing, and writing about writing in ancient Mediterranean countries, including the dead sea scrolls.
Starting Point to Learn About Ancient History and Classics
Basics, glossary, maps, and resources on classical literature. Includes material on ancient Greek and Roman poets and playwrights, and online texts in English and Latin.
Homer, Troy, "The Iliad" & "The Odyssey"
While everything said about Homer is subject to debate, the popular opinion is that he was a blind bard who composed and recited The Iliad and The Odyssey a few hundred years after the events described.
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