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Defining Ancient/Classical History
This article attempts to define the period of ancient/classical history by contrasting it with what came before (pre-history) and what came after (Middle Ages).

Aesop's Fables
The moral tales told by a slave named Aesop, who won his freedom through them.

Ancient Poets
Picures and a short explanation of the place this ancient Greek or Roman poet or playwright had in the field of ancient literature.

Ancient Roman Marriage and Family Books
Books about the Roman family, including extended family members, such as slaves, servants, and wet nurses, the laws governing marriage, and the ways in which reality sometimes conflicted with ideals.

Comparisons Between Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome
Both Greece and Rome were ancient Mediterranean countries, and Rome copied much of the Greek culture, but Rome and Greece (especially Athens) were very different. Here are some of the areas of difference listing some of the basic points of comparison.

Sappho the Poet - Books on Sappho
While we have more poetry written by Sappho of Lesbos than any other ancient Greek woman, that is not saying a lot. Still, we have enough details and fragments of Sappho's work to have spawned discussion and disagreement. Here are books on Sappho, translations of her poetry, analyses of her place in the genre of love poetry, and a look at her presumed homosexuality.

Timelines
Knowing the sequence of events and what was happening elsewhere in the world, through these chronologies, provides a context for history.

Why Study Classics - Advantages of Classical Studies
Why should you study classics? There are many advantages of classical studies.