Homeschool and Independent Learning
Resources for teachers in schools and homeschools and resources for independent learners.
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.
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.
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.
Aesop's Fables
The moral tales told by a slave named Aesop, who won his freedom through them.
The moral tales told by a slave named Aesop, who won his freedom through them.
Poets - 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.
Picures and a short explanation of the place this ancient Greek or Roman poet or playwright had in the field of ancient literature.