Relative to many ancient cultures, those of the Aegean were only recently discovered, at the end of...
Ancient
The culture of antiquity played an important role in the literary and artistic endeavors of the Middle...
The soul was viewed as a single entity known as the Khu which was the immortal aspect...
After death, one was guided through the Hall of Two Truths where the heart was weighed against...
In Ancient Rome, fathers were endowed with nearly limitless power (patria potestas) over their family. Introduction The...
To a Roman male his family was his property and he exercised absolute control. It determined both...
The usurpation mania of the third century had profound effects in the empire’s bureaucratic and military organization....
Nero’s death marked a definitive end to the Julio-Claudian Dynasty, and a series of civil wars began...
The Agora was the central gathering place for all of Athens, where social and commercial dealings took...
What made a judgment legal and binding was how closely a legal decision aligned with ma’at. Introduction...
The Book of Enoch brings Azazel as a fallen angel onto Mount Hermon, a gathering-place of demons...
Ahriman was the “Evil spirit, … whose religion is evil [and] who ever ridiculed and mocked the...
The old were often portrayed as avaricious, cowardly, quarrelsome and irritable, and they always complained about the...
The Greek physician Hippocrates (460–370 BCE) who developed it into a medical theory. Introduction The four temperament...
The Spartan Eurypontid king Agesilaus led two expeditions against Thebes but achieved little. Introduction and Background The...
Athens had the largest and wealthiest city-state, but they also had a larger class of people excluded...
Meant to protect citizens from demagogues and tyrants, it became a tool to use against political enemies....
The earliest humans had and passed on knowledge about plants and animals to increase their chances of...
Exploring scientific work and thought in ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Persia, Greece, Rome, India, and China. Introduction The...
This legacy survived the demise of the empire itself and went on to shape other civilizations, a...
Greek civilization had a powerful influence on the Roman Empire and many others that followed through today....
Romans were particularly receptive to foreign cults at times of social upheaval to help address new uncertainties...
The idea of a single, unified, and dominant religion shared by all members of a single culture...
Heraclitus maintained that the very nature of life is flux, is change, and that to resist this...
There are over 90 Pre-Socratic philosophers, all of whom contributed something to world knowledge. Introduction The Pre-Socratic...
Romantic love, although recognized and praised by the poets, played little part in many marriages. Introduction Love,...
Marriage in ancient Mesopotamia was of vital importance to the society for the continuation of the family...
The famous Greek playwrights, historians, and physicians familiar to us today lived in the fifth century. Introduction...
Salamis has come down to us as a key event in the early history of Western Civilization....
A little critter takes a big journey through one of the Mediterranean’s most important historical sites. Introduction...