There are many interpretations of the story and what the horse actually was, if it even existed...
Ancient
Ancient Roman cuisine enthusiasts answer your burning questions. If you were to sit down for a meal...
The presence of wealthy Romans led to the expansion of the temple structure and its continuing decoration....
How early burial customs and practices could not only reflect someone’s ambition, but also elevate their status....
The study of heresy requires an understanding of the development of orthodoxy and the role of creeds...
Kratos is characterized as brutal and merciless, advocating for the use of unnecessary violence. Introduction In Greek...
As a punishment for his trickery, Hades made King Sisyphus roll a huge boulder endlessly up a...
Apart from some futile attempts to recapture their freedom, for well over a century the Greeks remained...
These cultures are often examined separately, and thus the ample cross-cultural transmission between them is overlooked. By...
The Parthians brought with them cultural influences from their Scythian cousins. By Patrick Scott Smith, M.A.Historian Introduction...
Exploring tales of military might, myth, and court life as told through stone sculptures. Interview of Dr....
All Roman citizens were enrolled in one of these tribes, through which they were entitled to vote...
Intense tribalism in a pre-Hellenic world was deep and civilization itself would collapse in the region. Introduction...
Trajan expanded the Roman Empire to its greatest extent, celebrating his victories with this monumental column. The...
Augustus invoked the power of imagery to communicate his ideology. Heading Today, politicians think very carefully about...
From their earliest days of the Achaemenid Empire, the Persians introduced a number of novel concepts in...
Many of the most common aspects of daily life, as well as theological paradigms and political systems,...
Constantinople had withstood many sieges and attacks over the centuries. Introduction The city of Constantinople (modern Istanbul)...
“Hellenistic” Athens may not shine as brightly as Classical Athens, but it has lived unfairly in the...
Me’dicus (ἰατρός), the name given by the ancients to every professor of the healing art, whether physician...
The earliest remaining surgical writings are those of Hippocrates. The practice of surgery was, for a long...
Scientists are starting to untangle how the region was populated. Introduction The very first human beings originally...
He is widely held as one of the greatest (and most controversial) late Roman/Byzantine emperors in history....
Humans have fought in sport hand-to-hand combat since the dawn of human history, the earliest evidence dating...
Many were declared enemies of the state, their property confiscated, and they were sent into exile (or...
The men reached a consensus; they did not want to follow Alexander further into Indian territory. By...
By the time of Din’s work in 1650, the Ramayana had grown to twenty-four thousand verses that...
We know a lot about the Mycenaeans because they left written records which can be read. Introduction...
The Bronze Age history of the island is one of development, increasing influence, and eventual destruction. Introduction...
Bronze Age Knossos is traditionally called a palace, a description used by its most famous excavator, Sir...