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- Most Important People to Know About in Ancient HistoryUpdated: Wed Jul 2 17:14:22 2008
Here are my selections for the most important names in ancient history. This list excludes people whose existence is disputed by most classical scholars. … - Ancient Classical History - Ancient Greece & Rome & Classics Resear…Updated: Tue Jul 1 23:58:56 2008
For research on Ancient History, Classics, Classical Greek, Latin Language and Literature, and Greek Mythology… - Fall of Rome - Why Did the Roman Empire Decline and Fall?Updated: Tue Jul 1 23:55:43 2008
Reasons for the fall of Rome or the decline of the Roman Empire and reasons for dating the end of the Roman Empire… - ThemistoclesUpdated: Tue Jul 1 23:04:07 2008
Biography of the Athenian leader Themistocles who led the Greeks during the Persian War. Themistocles biography by Bingley… - Battle of Salamis - What Is the Persian War Battle of SalamisUpdated: Tue Jul 1 19:01:42 2008
The Battle of Salamis was a battle during the Persian Wars. Read about the date and a very brief description of the Persian War Battle at Salamis where the Persians were beaten in naval battle… - Ancient Rome Glossary - Terms in Ancient Roman HistoryUpdated: Tue Jul 1 18:39:17 2008
Glossary of terms in the history of Ancient Rome… - Tertullian - Christian Theologian.Updated: Tue Jul 1 18:36:24 2008
Tertullian was an important Christian theologian… - Scaevola - Gaius Mucius ScaevolaUpdated: Tue Jul 1 18:36:01 2008
Gaius Mucius earned the name Scaevola 'left-handed' when he lost his right hand to Lars Porsena's fire in a show of intimidating will power… - Publicola - Biography of Publius Valerius PublicolaUpdated: Tue Jul 1 18:35:09 2008
Biography of Publius Valerius Publicola… - Did Julius Caesar Say It? - Quote Attributed to Julius Caesar - Myth…Updated: Mon Jun 30 20:57:06 2008
An urban legend going around since September 11, 2001 attributes to Caesar a quote. The following answers the frequently asked question: Did Caesar say it?… - Quotation of the Day - Quote of the dayUpdated: Mon Jun 30 19:28:29 2008
Quotation of the Day… - Word of the Day - Ancient / Classical History Word of the dayUpdated: Mon Jun 30 19:20:57 2008
Word of the Day With Greek or Latin Roots… - Euripides - Study Guides and Surviving Tragedies by EuripidesUpdated: Sun Jun 29 17:06:24 2008
Study guides for the tragedies of the tragedian Euripides… - Athena - A Goddess For MenUpdated: Sun Jun 29 17:01:11 2008
Athena, the androgynous warlike goddess of Greek mythology helps heroes, but frequently hurts mortal women… - "Plagues and Poxes" - Review of "Plagues and Poxes"Updated: Sun Jun 29 16:53:03 2008
Plagues and Poxes. Ancient and modern diseases… - Odin and the Mead of Poetic InspirationUpdated: Sun Jun 29 16:37:09 2008
Odin and the Mead of Poetic Inspiration… - Ephesus - History of EphesusUpdated: Sun Jun 29 16:34:06 2008
Resources on the History of Ephesus, which is currently part of Asia Minor. Ephesus was important in the ancient world for religious and political reasons… - Ancient History of the Olympics - The Ancient Olympic GamesUpdated: Sun Jun 29 13:55:29 2008
Ancient history of the Olympics. Read about the legendary origins of the ancient Olympic games, how the Olympics were created by Heracles to honor Zeus, how the Olympics were a religious event, and… - Greek Tragedy by Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz - ReviewUpdated: Sun Jun 29 12:05:57 2008
Review of Greek Tragedy, by Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz… - Hades - The Greek God HadesUpdated: Sun Jun 29 01:47:20 2008
Hades was the name of a Greek God of the Underworld… - Magic in the Ancient Greek World - Review of Magic in the Ancient Gr…Updated: Sun Jun 29 01:34:08 2008
A review of Derek Collins' Magic in the Ancient Greek World… - Always I Am Caesar - Review of W. Jeffrey Tatum's Always I Am CaesarUpdated: Sun Jun 29 01:31:48 2008
Review of W. Jeffrey Tatum's Always I Am Caesar… - Cleopatra and Egypt - Review of Sally-Ann Ashton's Cleopatra and Egy…Updated: Sun Jun 29 01:30:58 2008
A review of Sally-Ann Ashton's Cleopatra and Egypt… - Hera - Who Is the Greek Goddess Hera - Greek Goddess HeraUpdated: Sun Jun 29 00:29:30 2008
The goddess Hera was the queen of the Greek gods, sister and wife of Zeus and goddess of marriage. Hera is described as a jealous goddess. … - Galen - Who Was GalenUpdated: Sun Jun 29 00:28:17 2008
Galen, a Greek doctor, was a prolific writer who wrote on medicine and philosophy… - Ancient / Classical History - Past issues of ArticlesUpdated: Sun Jun 29 00:01:12 2008
Previous issues of Articles… - Empedocles - Presocratic Philosopher EmpedoclesUpdated: Sat Jun 28 23:43:51 2008
Empedocles was known as a poet, statesman, and man of medicine as well as philosopher. He believed in the four elements, earth, air, fire, and water as the basic components of everything… - Binding Magic - What Is Binding MagicUpdated: Sat Jun 28 23:43:17 2008
Binding magic is the most common form of Greek magic… - Helen of Troy - About Helen of TroyUpdated: Sat Jun 28 23:42:34 2008
Helen of Troy was one of the central figures of the Trojan War… - Ostracism - Athenian Democracy Instituted OstracismUpdated: Sat Jun 28 23:40:59 2008
Part of Athenian democracy was the institution of ostracism whereby the people could temporarily get rid of someone they feared… - Ostraka - What are OstrakaUpdated: Sat Jun 28 23:32:29 2008
Ostraka were the voting paraphernalia for getting rid of public figures… - Sirens - Who Were the Sirens in Greek MythologyUpdated: Sat Jun 28 23:31:01 2008
Basic information on the sirens of Greek mythology… - Charun - Etruscan GodUpdated: Sat Jun 28 23:30:04 2008
Charun was an Etruscan god or demon… - Ulysses - The Latin Name UlyssesUpdated: Sat Jun 28 23:27:22 2008
Ulysses is a Latin form of the name Odysseus… - Minoan Bronze Age - Minoan Civilization of Ancient CreteUpdated: Sat Jun 28 23:25:50 2008
The Minoans were a Bronze Age civilization of Ancient Crete whose early language, Linear A, we have not deciphered. Sir Arthur Evans was responsible for the excavations at Knossos and defining the … - Hector of TroyUpdated: Sat Jun 28 23:24:07 2008
Hector of Troy. Killed by Achilles, Hector had been the greatest Trojan prince… - Saqqara - What is SaqqaraUpdated: Sat Jun 28 23:21:13 2008
Saqqara is a site that was important in ancient Egypt as a necropolis… - Uruk - About the Major Mesopotamian Urban Area of UrukUpdated: Sat Jun 28 23:20:24 2008
Uruk was an important early region and city of southern Mesopotamia known today as Warka, and in Biblical literature, as Erech… - Egyptian Terms GlossaryUpdated: Sat Jun 28 21:10:31 2008
Glossary of terms connected with the history of ancient Egypt… - History of Ancient Egypt - About the Periods of Ancient Egyptian His…Updated: Sat Jun 28 21:08:36 2008
ancient Egypt, history of ancient egypt, periods, kingdom, dynasty… - Old Kingdom - About the Old Kingdom Period of Ancient EgyptUpdated: Sat Jun 28 21:08:10 2008
Old Kingdom Egypt was an important period of ancient Egyptian history made famous for the building of the Step Pyramid… - Odyssey Book IX - Summary of the Events in Odyssey Book IXUpdated: Sat Jun 28 03:09:34 2008
Information on the Ninth Book of the Odyssey of Homer… - Odyssey Book XI - Summary of the Events in Odyssey Book XIUpdated: Sat Jun 28 02:58:01 2008
Information on the Eleventh Book of the Odyssey of Homer. This is the book in which Odysseus goes to the Underworld to talk with Tiresias, the seer… - Odyssey Book XXII - Summary of the Events in Odyssey Book XXII by Ho…Updated: Sat Jun 28 02:44:26 2008
Information on the Twenty-Second Book of the Odyssey of Homer, in which Odysseus slaughters the suitors… - Odyssey Book XXI - Summary of the Events in Odyssey Book XXI by HomerUpdated: Sat Jun 28 02:40:50 2008
Information on the Twenty-First Book of the Odyssey of Homer, in which Odysseus shoots the bow of Iphitus… - Myths and LegendsUpdated: Sat Jun 28 02:33:52 2008
Introduction to Greek Mythology. Myths and legends… - Marriage of Cupid and Psyche - Apuleius Golden AssUpdated: Sat Jun 28 02:18:34 2008
English translation of the Marriage of Cupid and Psyche from the Latin Golden Ass or Metamorphosis, by Apuleius… - Nymphs in Greek Mythology - Names and Types of NymphsUpdated: Sat Jun 28 01:00:31 2008
Names of some of the major nymphs. Names and categories of nymphs in Greek mythology… - Amazons Questions of Their IdentityUpdated: Sat Jun 28 00:33:52 2008
Amazons Identity Questions - Who Were the Amazons? Did the Amazons actually exist? Were the Amazons man-haters? women warriors who each cut off a breast to be better archers? Dr. Jeannine Davis-Kim… - Labors of Hercules - Pictures of the 12 Labors of HerculesUpdated: Fri Jun 27 23:50:13 2008
Pictures of the 12 Labors of Hercules performed for Eurystheus… - Democracy Then and Now - Changed Meaning of Democracy in Ancient Ath…Updated: Fri Jun 27 23:14:25 2008
Democracy Then and Now. A look at the meaning of the word democracy in ancient politics as contrasted with what we mean by democracy today… - Etymology - Greek and Latin Roots and Etymology - Prefixes and Affix…Updated: Fri Jun 27 23:08:36 2008
Greek and Latin Roots and Etymology. A few tables to help make sense of compound words by looking at the etymology, Greek and Latin roots and the prefixes and affixes… - Odyssey Paintings - Paintings Based on the Odyssey - Homer's OdysseyUpdated: Fri Jun 27 22:33:38 2008
Homer's Odyssey has inspired impressive artwork. Here are some of the artistic representations of people Odysseus encountered, based on the Odyssey… - Cleopatra PicturesUpdated: Fri Jun 27 14:10:37 2008
Pictures of Cleopatra, including modern representations as well as ancient official carved images of Cleopatra… - Pottery TypesUpdated: Fri Jun 27 01:02:00 2008
These are some of the basic vase or pottery types used by the ancient Greeks… - This June Day in Ancient History - Festival Days on the June CalendarUpdated: Thu Jun 26 19:03:35 2008
Festival days in Ancient Rome and Greece in the month of June… - This June Day in Ancient History - Festival Days on the June CalendarUpdated: Thu Jun 26 19:01:30 2008
Festival days in Ancient Rome and Greece in the month of June… - This June Day in Ancient History - Festival Days on the June CalendarUpdated: Thu Jun 26 18:25:12 2008
Festival days in Ancient Rome and Greece in the month of June… - This June Day in Ancient History - Festival Days on the June CalendarUpdated: Thu Jun 26 18:25:10 2008
Festival days in Ancient Rome and Greece in the month of June… - Odyssey Book I: A Goddess IntervenesUpdated: Thu Jun 26 01:37:10 2008
Odyssey Book I: A Goddess Intervenes… - Iliad Book IIUpdated: Wed Jun 25 21:20:52 2008
Information on the second book of the Iliad of Homer… - Marcus Aurelius - Roman Emperor Marcus AureliusUpdated: Wed Jun 25 21:15:05 2008
Marcus Aurelius - Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Basic information on the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius… - Sappho - Greek Poet SapphoUpdated: Wed Jun 25 21:03:59 2008
Sappho is the most famous of the ancient Greek women poets. Sappho is known for the island on which she lived and taught young women, Lesbos, and the assumption that she and some of her students we… - Epilepsy - Famous Ancient Figures Who Had EpilepsyUpdated: Wed Jun 25 12:26:03 2008
Some of the famous ancient leaders and mythological figures had epilepsy… - Hellenistic EpigramsUpdated: Wed Jun 25 01:17:31 2008
Hellenistic Epigrams. Originally an epigram was something written upon or into another medium, either a dedicatory inscription or a memorial to the dead, but as it changed over time, brevity became… - Philosophy Fear - Overcome Your Fear of Ancient PhilosophyUpdated: Wed Jun 25 01:03:58 2008
Suggestions on how to overcome your fear of ancient philosophy particularly the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle… - OdysseusUpdated: Wed Jun 25 00:38:58 2008
Odysseus, son of Laertes and Anticlea, daughter of Autolycus, husband of Penelope (Tyndareos' niece) and father of Telemachus, fought in the Trojan War and came up with the idea of the wooden horse… - Hercules - Who Was HerculesUpdated: Wed Jun 25 00:32:08 2008
Hercules stories. Basic facts about the Greek hero Hercules sometimes known as Herakles… - Review - Ancient Greek Love MagicUpdated: Tue Jun 24 22:29:40 2008
Review - Ancient Greek Love Magic. Christopher Farone's Ancient Greek Love Magic brings the world of ancient Greek magic to the modern layman… - Latin Adjectives - How to Read Latin AdjectivesUpdated: Tue Jun 24 01:09:30 2008
Information on understanding the dictionary entry for Latin adjectives… - Ablative Case - About the Ablative Case for Latin NounsUpdated: Mon Jun 23 16:45:26 2008
The ablative case in Latin has prepositional and locative uses… - Maps of Europa / EuropeUpdated: Mon Jun 23 16:16:33 2008
Maps of Europa / Europe… - Classical Greek and Republican Roman Timeline for the fifth century …Updated: Sun Jun 22 23:49:59 2008
Classical Greek and Republican Roman Timeline for the fifth century B.C. with related features from the Ancient/Classical History site… - Classical Greek and Republican Roman Timeline for the fifth century …Updated: Sun Jun 22 23:46:51 2008
Classical Greek and Republican Roman Timeline for the fifth century B.C. with related features from the Ancient/Classical History site… - Classical Greek and Republican Roman Timeline for the fifth century …Updated: Sun Jun 22 23:40:33 2008
Classical Greek and Republican Roman Timeline for the fifth century B.C. with related features from the Ancient/Classical History site… - Classical Greek and Republican Roman Timeline for the fifth century …Updated: Sun Jun 22 23:21:45 2008
Classical Greek and Republican Roman Timeline for the fifth century B.C. with related features from the Ancient/Classical History site… - Classical Greek and Republican Roman Timeline for the fifth century …Updated: Sun Jun 22 23:11:18 2008
Classical Greek and Republican Roman Timeline for the fifth century B.C. with related features from the Ancient/Classical History site… - Julius Caesar - Study Guide for Julius CaesarUpdated: Sun Jun 22 21:54:37 2008
Julius Caesar Study Guide … - Timeline of Julius CaesarUpdated: Sun Jun 22 21:37:16 2008
Major events in the life of Gaius Julius Caesar… - Troy Movie - Review of the Brad Pitt movie TroyUpdated: Sun Jun 22 20:34:43 2008
Review of the Troy movie starring Brad Pitt as the Greek hero Achilles… - Words Into Latin - How Can I Get a Translation of a Couple of Words …Updated: Sun Jun 22 13:52:12 2008
What you need to provide to get a couple of words of English turned into a possible Latin version… - Ancient China - Periods of Ancient ChinaUpdated: Sun Jun 22 13:08:38 2008
There were four main ancient periods of ancient China… - 12 Olympians - Who Were the 12 Olympians - Twelve OlympiansUpdated: Sun Jun 22 01:36:15 2008
The Twelve Olympian Gods and Goddesses. Although there were only twelve thrones for the Olympian gods and goddesses, there are fourteen gods and goddesses… - Heraclitus - Pre-Socratic Philosopher of FluxUpdated: Sun Jun 22 01:35:26 2008
Heraclitus was an elitist philosopher from Ephesus who is known for his philosophy of flux… - Soranus - Greek Gynecologist SoranusUpdated: Sun Jun 22 01:34:16 2008
Soranus is the main source on ancient practiced in gynecology… - Curse Tablets - Revenge on the Roman Bath House Thieves by Sympathet…Updated: Sun Jun 22 01:32:46 2008
Curse Tablets - Revenge on the Roman Bath House Thieves by Sympathetic Magic. Theft was a problem in Roman bath houses, so slaves watched bathers property and curse tablets punished those who stole… - Major Near and Middle Eastern Kings - Xerxes - Darius - Cyrus - Ashu…Updated: Sun Jun 22 00:16:58 2008
Major Near and Middle Eastern Kings. Important Near Eastern monarchs, the Persian Darius, Cyrus and Xerxes, the Chaldean Nebuchadnezzar, and the Assyrian Sennacherib, Ashurbanipal, Sargon II and Ti… - Timelines 5000-1595 B.C. SumerUpdated: Sat Jun 21 22:46:09 2008
Events in chronological order that took place in ancient Sumer… - Test Javascript for QuizUpdated: Sat Jun 21 22:21:51 2008
Test Javascript for Quiz… - Test QuizUpdated: Sat Jun 21 21:43:07 2008
Thanks for taking our quiz about important ancient people… - Forum Translations of Short English Phrases Into LatinUpdated: Sat Jun 21 19:41:06 2008
These are some of the translations into Latin of short English phrases… - Ancient Important People Trivia QuizUpdated: Sat Jun 21 17:10:51 2008
Thanks for taking our quiz about important ancient people… - Tacitus - About the Roman Historian TacitusUpdated: Sat Jun 21 17:03:18 2008
A brief biography of the major Roman historian, Tacitus… - Ancient History Trivia Quiz - Ancient History Trivia Focusing on Imp…Updated: Sat Jun 21 16:32:14 2008
Quiz on Ancient Literature… - Literature QuizUpdated: Sat Jun 21 16:26:58 2008
Quiz on Ancient Literature… - Octavianus - Becomes the First Roman Emperor Augustus CaesarUpdated: Sat Jun 21 14:39:52 2008
The rise to power of Octavianus who became known as the first Roman emperor, Augustus Caesar… - Ancient/Classical History Quiz: Ancient LiteratureUpdated: Sat Jun 21 00:29:59 2008
Ancient/Classical History Quiz: Ancient Literature… - Justinian - Byzantine Roman Emperor JustinianUpdated: Fri Jun 20 14:46:17 2008
Justinian was a Roman or Byzantine Emperor… - Ancient Literature QuizUpdated: Thu Jun 19 19:34:56 2008
Thanks for taking our quiz about ancient literature… - Odyssey Book II - Summary of the Events in Odyssey Book IIUpdated: Thu Jun 19 12:11:42 2008
Information on the second book of the Odyssey of Homer… - Homer - The Life and Work of HomerUpdated: Thu Jun 19 01:22:50 2008
Homer is the most important figure in the literature of the Greeks and Romans, and one of the most important writers in the history of the world… - Athena - Gallery of the Goddess AthenaUpdated: Thu Jun 19 00:54:08 2008
Gallery of the goddess Athena… - Hera - Greek Goddess Hera - JunoUpdated: Thu Jun 19 00:54:04 2008
The Greek goddess Hera is the queen of the gods… - Artemis (Diana)Updated: Thu Jun 19 00:53:59 2008
Artemis is the virgin goddess of the hunt who also assists in childbirth. Artemis is an archer with golden arrows, who also dances with the Charites. She takes her virginity and modesty seriously a… - Poseidon - Greek God Poseidon (Neptune)Updated: Thu Jun 19 00:53:55 2008
Poseidon was the Greek god of the sea known as Neptune by the Romans… - Velletri Pallas Bust of AthenaUpdated: Thu Jun 19 00:52:50 2008
Velletri Pallas, a copy of a 2nd century A.D. votive statue by Kresilas (ca. 430–420 B.C.), in the Glyptothek, Munich, Germany… - Hera - Greek Goddess HeraUpdated: Wed Jun 18 22:43:18 2008
Hera was the queen of the Greek gods. She was known as Juno by the Romans… - Hera - Who Was the Greek Goddess Hera - Juno aka Hra/title>Updated: Wed Jun 18 22:34:14 2008
The goddess Hera was the queen of he gods for the Greeks… - People in the Life of Hercules (Heracles/Herakles)Updated: Wed Jun 18 22:21:42 2008
List of people involved in the life of Hercules… - Chaos Emperors - Table of the Chaos Emperor s - Emperors during the …Updated: Wed Jun 18 17:48:27 2008
Table showing birth, death, and dates of accession of the emperors during the period of imperial crises or military anarchy (from 235-285)… - Amber - About the Mythological Origin of AmberUpdated: Wed Jun 18 15:20:00 2008
The story of the origin of amber and Phaethon, from Greek mythology… - Golden Age of Roman Drama - Timeline of the Golden Age of Latin DramaUpdated: Tue Jun 17 14:20:11 2008
Timeline of the Golden Age of Latin Drama… - Monsters From Greek MythologyUpdated: Tue Jun 17 12:28:14 2008
Monsters in Greek mythology usually destroy people or ravage the countryside, although at least the Harpies simply wreck people's lives. Here is a collection of graphics showing some of the major m… - Augustus - Who Was the Roman Emperor AugustusUpdated: Tue Jun 17 12:23:50 2008
Octavius was the adopted son of Julius Caesar who succeeded him in 27 B.C. when he became Emperor Augustus, the first emperor of Rome… - Hercules Labors - Hercules 1st LaborUpdated: Tue Jun 17 12:22:20 2008
The first of the Twelve Labors of Hercules… - Ancient Quotations Index A-ZUpdated: Tue Jun 17 12:11:54 2008
Ancient Quotations Index. Pithy Biblical sayings and memorable passages from the Greek sayings… - Ancient Persia - Introduction to Ancient PersiaUpdated: Sun Jun 15 22:17:54 2008
Ancient Persia - Introduction to Persia and the Persian Empire… - Queens - Some of the Famous Queens in Ancient HistoryUpdated: Sun Jun 15 13:10:13 2008
Here are some of the most famous ancient queens in ancient history… - Timeline of Greek and Roman PhilosophersUpdated: Sun Jun 15 02:52:16 2008
Timeline of Greek and Roman Philosophers… - Pre-Socratics and Greek Mythology - Differences Between Pre-Socratic…Updated: Sun Jun 15 01:46:58 2008
What distinguishes Pre-Socratics from those who looked to mythology for explanations of the universe?… - M.I. Finley - The World of OdysseusUpdated: Sat Jun 14 20:25:18 2008
Review of M.I. Finley's The World of Odysseus… - Euripides Writer of Greek Tragedy - Who Was Euripides Writer of Gree…Updated: Sat Jun 14 19:43:35 2008
Euripides (c. 484-407/406) was a Greek writer of tragedy. Euripides introduced drama about love to Old Comedy. Third of the great Greek tragedians, Euripides was born [i]c[/i]. 484 B.C. in Athens… - Euripides Texts - Texts of the Tragedies by EuripidesUpdated: Sat Jun 14 19:42:38 2008
English translations of Euripides… - Euripides' Quotations - AntigoneUpdated: Sat Jun 14 19:38:28 2008
Euripides' Quotations - Antigone… - Euripides' Quotations - AlopeUpdated: Sat Jun 14 19:38:27 2008
Euripides' Quotations - Alope… - Euripides' Quotations - LicymniusUpdated: Sat Jun 14 19:37:27 2008
Euripides' Quotations - Licymnius… - Euripides' Quotations - MeleagerUpdated: Sat Jun 14 19:37:27 2008
Euripides' Quotations - Meleager… - Euripides' Quotations - AeolusUpdated: Sat Jun 14 19:37:26 2008
Euripides' Quotations - Aeolus… - Dioscuri - Castor and Pollux or PolydeucesUpdated: Sat Jun 14 19:36:25 2008
Glossary entry for Dioscuri - Castor and Pollux or Polydeuces, part of an extensive Ancient / Classical History glossary… - Euripides' Quotations - AegeusUpdated: Sat Jun 14 19:36:24 2008
Euripides' Quotations - Aegeus… - Euripides QuoteUpdated: Sat Jun 14 19:36:23 2008
Quotes from Euripides… - Euripides' Quotations - MedeaUpdated: Sat Jun 14 19:36:23 2008
Euripides' Quotations - Medea… - Euripides' Quotations - RhesusUpdated: Sat Jun 14 19:36:22 2008
Euripides' Quotations - Rhesus… - Euripides' Quotations - AlcmeneUpdated: Sat Jun 14 19:35:22 2008
Euripides' Quotations - Alcmene… - Euripides' Quotations - Iphigenia in TaurisUpdated: Sat Jun 14 19:35:22 2008
Euripides' Quotations - Iphigenia in Tauris… - Euripides' Quotations - BacchaeUpdated: Sat Jun 14 19:35:21 2008
Euripides' Quotations - Bacchae… - Euripides' Quotations - HippolytusUpdated: Sat Jun 14 19:35:20 2008
Euripides' Quotations - Hippolytus… - Euripides' Quotations - Iphigenia in AulisUpdated: Sat Jun 14 19:34:18 2008
Euripides' Quotations - Iphigenia in Aulis… - Euripides' Quotations - AlcestisUpdated: Sat Jun 14 19:34:17 2008
Euripides' Quotations - Alcestis… - Euripides' Quotations - PhrixusUpdated: Sat Jun 14 19:33:15 2008
Euripides' Quotations - Phrixus… - Euripides' Quotations - PhoenixUpdated: Sat Jun 14 19:33:14 2008
Euripides' Quotations - Phoenix… - Euripides Quote - Ancient/Classical HistoryUpdated: Sat Jun 14 19:32:12 2008
Quotes from Euripides, from your About.com Guide… - Euripides' Quotations - TemenidaeUpdated: Sat Jun 14 19:32:12 2008
Euripides' Quotations - Temenidae… - Euripides' Quotations - AlexanderUpdated: Sat Jun 14 19:32:11 2008
Euripides' Quotations - Alexander… - Euripides' Quotations - AntiopeUpdated: Sat Jun 14 19:31:09 2008
[Euripides' Quotations - Antiope… - In the Steps of Julius CaesarUpdated: Sat Jun 14 19:31:08 2008
Guest writer Judith Geary tours the route Julius Caesar must have taken on that fateful Ides of March… - The History of Rome, by Theodor Mommsen - From The Union of Italy To…Updated: Sat Jun 14 19:21:41 2008
Book 3 Chapter 1 of Etext of The History of Rome, by Theodor Mommsen. From The Union of Italy To The Subjugation of Carthage and the Greek States… - Sophocles Quotations - AcrisiusUpdated: Sat Jun 14 19:04:55 2008
Sophocles quotes from Acrisius… - Euripides' Quotations - OedipusUpdated: Sat Jun 14 18:53:21 2008
Euripides' Quotations - Oedipus… - I.E. vs. E.G. - When to Use i.e. and when to use e.g.Updated: Fri Jun 13 20:22:52 2008
When do you use i.e., and when do you use e.g., and what do they mean?… - Cleopatra TimelineUpdated: Fri Jun 13 19:50:07 2008
Events in the life of the last pharaoh of Egypt, Cleopatra VII… - Magister Militum - Definition of Magister MilitumUpdated: Fri Jun 13 15:30:30 2008
The Roman military office of Magister Militum was a military commander… - Theodosius I - Roman Emperor Theodosius IUpdated: Fri Jun 13 14:55:54 2008
Theodosius I was originally emperor of the Eastern provinces of Rome, which was based in Constantinople, but became in fact the last Roman emperor actually to control the entire Roman Empire, both … - Last Best Chance to Defeat Alaric and the Goths - Stilicho and Rufin…Updated: Fri Jun 13 13:53:05 2008
Last Best Chance to Defeat Alaric and the Goths - Stilicho and Rufinus. Because of personal ambition, the Pretorian Prefect Rufinus prevented Stilicho from destroying Alaric and the Goths when ther… - Theodosius the Great - Why Was Theodosius I Called Theodosius the Gr…Updated: Fri Jun 13 11:57:02 2008
Explanation of why Theodosius I was called Theodosius the Great… - Ancient Olympics - Starting Point for Information on the Ancient Oly…Updated: Fri Jun 13 11:48:54 2008
The ancient Olympics were part of the Panhellenic Games held every four years in ancient Greece… - Theodosius the Great - The Accession of Emperor Theodosius I The Gre…Updated: Fri Jun 13 02:34:18 2008
Theodosius the Great or Theodosius I was an important figure in the history of the Roman Empire because he was the last to have the entire empire under his control… - Elagabalus - Roman Emperor ElagabalusUpdated: Thu Jun 12 23:46:04 2008
Elagabalus Emperor of Rome. Elagabalus was the randy priest of a phallic god who became emperor when he hit puberty… - Caracalla - Roman Emperor CaracallaUpdated: Thu Jun 12 23:36:34 2008
Caracalla followed in the ancient Roman tradition of fratricide (begun by Romulus when he killed Remus) by killing his brother Geta in 212 shortly after they both succeeded Septimius Severus to the… - The Severan Emperors - Dates and Names of the Severan EmperorsUpdated: Thu Jun 12 23:34:46 2008
A list of the four Severan emperors of Rome with the dates of their reigns… - Ancient Women - Pictures of Ancient Women and Especially Famous Anci…Updated: Thu Jun 12 23:30:41 2008
Most of ancient history deals with famous men, but there were also many famous women, most of whom were also mothers. Here are some of the diverse types of ancient mothers from mythology and Greek … - Julia DomnaUpdated: Thu Jun 12 23:30:39 2008
Julia Domna was the wife of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus and the mother of Roman emperors Geta and Caracalla… - Julia SoaemiasUpdated: Thu Jun 12 23:03:36 2008
Julia Soaemias… - Olympic Games - About the Ancient Olympic GamesUpdated: Thu Jun 12 16:45:21 2008
Profile of the ancient Olympic games . The Olympic games were religious events honoring Zeus at Olympia, which, over time, became more strictly athletic competitions… - Ancient Olympics - The Individual Events of the Ancient Olympic GamesUpdated: Thu Jun 12 16:13:16 2008
These were the events athletes competed in for the ancient Olympics… - Chapters of "Portrait of a Priestess: Women and Ritual in Ancient Gr…Updated: Thu Jun 12 12:46:49 2008
Joan Breton Connelly's Portrait of a Priestess challenges common assumptions about the role and importance of women in public life in ancient Greece… - Photographs of Baths at PompeiiUpdated: Thu Jun 12 12:40:31 2008
Photos of the remains of baths at Pompeii… - Pan - Greek God PanUpdated: Thu Jun 12 12:35:25 2008
Greek God Pan… - Fall of Rome - Economic Reasons for the Fall of RomeUpdated: Thu Jun 12 03:15:05 2008
Rome fell or changed partly as a result of economic policies of the Roman emperors… - Cicero - Who Is Marcus Tullius CiceroUpdated: Thu Jun 12 03:08:57 2008
Cicero was a famous orator who allied himself with Pompey and then Caesar, and finally Octavian… - Cicero QuotationsUpdated: Thu Jun 12 03:03:03 2008
Quotations by Marcus Tullius Cicero… - Cicero Chronology timeline of writing eventsUpdated: Thu Jun 12 03:01:40 2008
Cicero Timeline. Chronology of Cicero's writings, publications and the major events in Cicero's life… - Greek Mythology - An Introduction to Greek MythologyUpdated: Thu Jun 12 02:32:34 2008
An introduction to Greek Mythology and all the fascinating Greek gods and goddesses. Greek Mythology remains a part of western culture. … - Why Did Cicero Have to Die?Updated: Thu Jun 12 02:15:27 2008
Why Did Cicero Have to Die?… - Cicero On Friendship [De amicitia]Updated: Thu Jun 12 02:13:50 2008
English translation of Cicero's De amicitia (On Friendship)… - Accomplishments by Period and Dynasty in Ancient ChinaUpdated: Wed Jun 11 21:48:34 2008
Advances in technology and the arts and other accomplishments, especially in the area of technology in the ancient Chinese dynasties… - Ancient WarriorsUpdated: Wed Jun 11 17:35:31 2008
List of the greatest warriors in the ancient world… - Gladiators - Thumbs up!Updated: Wed Jun 11 12:25:39 2008
The editor of a gladiatorial match decided who lived and who died in the arena, although he usually paid some attention to the cries of the crowds and the gestures for mercy of the gladiators… - What Is the Great Sphinx?Updated: Tue Jun 10 02:54:53 2008
What Is the Great Sphinx?… - Venus - The Roman Goddess VenusUpdated: Tue Jun 10 02:40:49 2008
Aspects of the goddess of love, the goddess Venus, the Roman Aphrodite… - Aphrodite - Greek goddess of Beauty Aphrodite - The Goddess of love …Updated: Mon Jun 9 16:52:42 2008
Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of love and beauty. Aphrodite also known as Venus by the Romans… - Latin Tenses - The Tenses of Latin Verbs - Latin TenseUpdated: Mon Jun 9 16:46:22 2008
Latin tenses for latin verbs in the Indicative… - 12 Labors of Hercules - What Are the 12 Labors of HerculesUpdated: Mon Jun 9 16:40:47 2008
The 12 Labors of Hercules… - Latin Translation - Where Can I Find an English/Latin Translation of…Updated: Mon Jun 9 16:36:05 2008
Latin translation is a skill that takes years to develop and there is not an easy way to shortcut it, but these suggestions may be of some help… - Cadmus of Thebes - Founder of Thebes and Grandfather of Dionysus and…Updated: Mon Jun 9 12:44:25 2008
Cadmus left Tyre searching for his sister Europa. He become the founder of Thebes and of a tragic family. Cadmus was the grandfather of Dionysus and Pentheus… - Confucianism - When Did Confucianism BeginUpdated: Sun Jun 8 22:56:05 2008
Confucianism is a religion or way of life that started in ancient China… - Top 5 ProductUpdated: Sun Jun 8 18:17:44 2008
A look at the life, death, and military and political career of Gaius Julius Caesar, from a modern perspective… - Ancient MapsUpdated: Sat Jun 7 20:38:17 2008
Ancient Maps. Historic ancient maps and classical atlas… - Chaeronea - Battle of ChaeroneaUpdated: Sat Jun 7 13:12:42 2008
Chaeronea was a decisive victory for Philip and defeat for the independent Greek poleis… - Polis - Ancient Greek City-StateUpdated: Sat Jun 7 13:07:17 2008
The polis was the ancient Greek city-state… - Homeric Hymn to Apollo - Homeric Hymn to Delian ApolloUpdated: Sat Jun 7 12:49:09 2008
English translation of the Homeric Hymn to Apollo. This hymn is to Apollo in his aspect as Delian Apollo… - Maps of Ancient Rome - Roman Empire MapsUpdated: Sat Jun 7 12:37:52 2008
Maps of the Roman Empire… - How Tall Was the Great Pyramid ?Updated: Sat Jun 7 03:34:49 2008
How tall was the great Pyramid at Giza?… - For Which Pharaoh Was the Great Pyramid Built?Updated: Sat Jun 7 03:32:59 2008
For Which Pharaoh Was the Great Pyramid Built?… - Fetiales - Priestly Collegium of Fetiales or FetialsUpdated: Sat Jun 7 03:20:16 2008
Fetiales were Roman priests. The singular of fetiales is fetialis. There was a collegium of 20 fetiales or fetials… - Giza Pyramid - Great Pyramid at GizaUpdated: Sat Jun 7 02:19:18 2008
The Great Pyramid at Giza is the only one of the seven wonders of the ancient world still visible… - How Tall was the Great Pyramid ?Updated: Sat Jun 7 02:11:53 2008
How tall was the great Pyramid at Giza?… - Hanno of Carthage - The Ancient View of AfricaUpdated: Sat Jun 7 01:00:32 2008
The ancient world view as formalized by geographers was at odds with the traveled routes of tradesmen… - Demeter - Betrayed by her brothers Zeus, Hades, and PoseidonUpdated: Fri Jun 6 18:14:07 2008
Demeter, betrayed by her brothers Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon, loses her daughter Persephone. While Demeter goddess of grain mourns the loss of Persephone, she makes sure all mankind suffers with her… - Lighter Side of the Dark Ages - ReviewUpdated: Fri Jun 6 13:57:20 2008
Review of Rose Williams' The Lighter Side of the Dark Ages… - Hanno of Carthage and West Africa - Hanno of Carthage Travels Down t…Updated: Fri Jun 6 12:34:42 2008
Hanno of Carthage traveled down the west coast of Africa to the land of the gorilla people whom he flayed and brough back to Carthage to put on display… - Biblical MapsUpdated: Fri Jun 6 12:11:18 2008
Online maps of the ancient lands of the Bible… - Ancient AtlasUpdated: Fri Jun 6 12:04:59 2008
This is the index page for the major geographical divisions of the ancient atlas for the ancient/classical history site, with separate pages for the modern continents, the Underworld, and maps of t… - MenorahUpdated: Thu Jun 5 22:10:42 2008
Menorah is the traditional Jewish candelabrum known from the Hanukkah holiday… - Cleopatra Study Guide - What You Need to Know About Cleopatra - Biog…Updated: Thu Jun 5 21:27:52 2008
Cleopatra Study Guide… - Latin Verbs 1st Conjugation - How to Conjugate Latin Verbs of the 1s…Updated: Thu Jun 5 20:57:51 2008
Latin 1st Conjugation… - Moses - The Bible Story of Moses the Hebrew Giver of Jewish Law & th…Updated: Thu Jun 5 20:40:50 2008
The Bible story of Moses, the Hebrew giver of Jewish Law and the 10 Commandments… - Heroic BehaviorUpdated: Thu Jun 5 20:30:46 2008
Should heroism be guided by glory and fame or ethical behavior… - Heroic BehaviorUpdated: Thu Jun 5 20:26:36 2008
Should heroism be guided by glory and fame or ethical behavior… - Eponymous Heroes of AthensUpdated: Thu Jun 5 20:01:32 2008
Each of the ten tribes of Athens was named for a hero. That is what is meant by an eponymous hero… - Persian Empire MapsUpdated: Thu Jun 5 19:25:15 2008
Maps of the ancient Persian Empire… - Maps of Syria - Maps of Ancient MesopotamiaUpdated: Thu Jun 5 18:20:50 2008
Maps of ancient Mesopotamia and Syria… - Macedonia, Thrace, Dacia, and Moesia MapUpdated: Thu Jun 5 18:12:23 2008
Map of Macedonia, Thrace, Dacia, Moesia, from The Atlas of Ancient and Classical Geography, by Samuel Butler and Edited by Ernest Rhys… - People in the Life of Alexander the GreatUpdated: Thu Jun 5 12:09:20 2008
These are some of the important people in the life of Alexander the Great… - Battle at Issus - What Was the Battle at IssusUpdated: Thu Jun 5 12:06:44 2008
The first of the Battles at Issus, and the one usually referred to, was fought by Alexander the Great against the Great King of Persia Darius III… - Battle of the Granicus - What Was the Battle of the GranicusUpdated: Thu Jun 5 11:58:11 2008
Alexander the Great won the Battle of the Granicus in May/June 334 B.C… - Egypt - Maps of Ancient EgyptUpdated: Wed Jun 4 22:44:32 2008
Maps of ancient Egypt and the ancient Near East… - Augustus - ConclusionUpdated: Wed Jun 4 19:29:33 2008
Guest Feature on Augustus, by Adrian Dorrington, focusing on the evaluation of the deeds of Augustus by modern historians… - Latin Adjectives 1st and 2nd DeclensionUpdated: Wed Jun 4 16:43:59 2008
The declension of Latin adjectives in the first and second declension… - Gender - Latin and English Differences in GenderUpdated: Wed Jun 4 16:22:48 2008
One of the differences between Latin and English and one of the challenges facing English-speaking students of Latin is understanding gender in language… - Latin Numbers - Latin cardinal numbersUpdated: Wed Jun 4 16:21:02 2008
Latin cardinal numbers… - This May Day in Ancient History - Festival Days on the May CalendarUpdated: Wed Jun 4 12:30:30 2008
Festival days in Ancient Rome and Greece in the month of May… - This June Day in Ancient History - Festival Days on the June CalendarUpdated: Wed Jun 4 12:29:28 2008
Festival days in Ancient Rome and Greece in the month of June… - This June Day in Ancient History - Festival Days on the June CalendarUpdated: Wed Jun 4 12:29:27 2008
Festival days in Ancient Rome and Greece in the month of June… - This June Day in Ancient History - Festival Days on the June CalendarUpdated: Wed Jun 4 12:27:23 2008
Festival days in Ancient Rome and Greece in the month of June… - Warring States - What Is the Warring States Period of Ancient ChinaUpdated: Tue Jun 3 17:43:39 2008
Identification as the era referred to as the Warring States period of Ancient China…