Later, more nations recognized the value of Roman culture and came to adopt aspects of it in...
Ancient
In 264 BCE, Volsinii became one of the last Etruscan cities to fall in the interminable wars...
Trading stations played an important role as the furthest outposts of Ancient Greek culture. By Dr. Colette...
The presentation of people, events and ideas through history has always been contentious and tied to contemporary...
Greek sanctuaries were perennially lively venues, each with their idiosyncratic myths and rites. Introduction For the ancient...
A brief tour of some of the astronomical ideas and models from ancient Greece. Introduction As the...
The dog was a companion, guardian, hunter, professional fighter, tracker, fellow warrior, and sometimes a sacrifice in...
The most basic dog collar no doubt developed on its own in Greece, but the later ones...
In order to understand the Marian army, one must consider the military structure of pre-Marian times. By...
Because legions were not permanent units until the Marian reforms, hundreds were named and numbered throughout Roman...
Ultimately, it allowed Caesar to overthrow the Roman Republic and led to the establishment of the Imperial...
Dictators were only supposed to be appointed so long as the Romans had to carry on wars...
Domitian’s reign was not only a tale of repression but also one of reform and good government....
A tyrant was a sole ruler in a Greek city-state, usually a usurper, who held power in...
Beer was extremely popular in ancient Mesopotamia. Sipped through straws, it was enjoyed by people from all...
Diocletian restructured the Roman government by establishing the Tetrarchy – four men sharing rule over the massive...
There is no evidence concerning the historicity of the Romulus and Remus mythology. Introduction The Romulus and...
Airflow, water fountains, and shade. Dark green leaves flutter in the breeze; water splashes in a fountain;...
It led to the rise of Crassus and the devastation of much of southern Italy. By Dr....
In the latter half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, the authenticity...
We all know how popular gambling is around the whole world. It is one of the most...
What is probably the first man-made armor for any animal appeared as early as 2600–2500 BCE. Introduction...
Borrowing from the east and west, their culture and art was an amalgam easily identified as Parthian....
The neat labels of Greek text that accompany and identify many of the characters on the vase...
What we know about this figure discovered in Neferibresaneith’s tomb. What’s an Ushtabi? Ushabtis are figurines that...
These texts developed from spells that were first inscribed on scarabs and coffins at the end of...
A new paper makes the case that scholars have ignored the role of female ceramicists in Greece...
On display at the British Museum, quite different from the Latin papyrus in terms of its size,...
Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism would ultimately absorb other concepts and condemn previous schools of thought. Introduction The...
Often referred to as the “Throne of the Gods”, few know of the history or function of...