In the early days of Egyptology, Menes was accepted as the first historical king based upon the...
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The synthesis of Greek and Egyptian customs, beliefs and practices created by Ptolemy I and his heirs...
Immediately after the death of Alexander the Great, the power play began. By Robin WaterfieldBritish Classics Scholar...
Examining the ancient Greek interpretation of freedom and its collateral of responsibility. Scientific Deliberation and Practical Wisdom―Exclusive...
Athenians preferred to memorialize punishments for eternity. By Dr. Danielle S. AllenJames Conant Bryan University Professor of...
Analyzing the Hasmonean rulers’ approach to Hellenistic culture. Abstract The archaeological excavations of the Hasmonean palaces in...
His rule resulted in revolt and eventually in territorial loss, and in the loss of political prestige,...
Built in the seventh century BCE, the ancient city of Byzantium proved to be a valuable city...
The fact that hunter–gatherer peoples could organize the construction of such a complex site as far back...
The weapon ceased to exist by the time the Ottoman Empire finally conquered Constantinople in 1453. September...
The napalm of ancient warfare. By Mark CartwrightHistor Introduction Greek Fire was an incendiary weapon first used in Byzantine...
One area in which Archimedes excelled was in the design and construction of great war machines. By...
Without doubt, gladiator spectacles were one of the most watched forms of popular entertainment in the Roman...
“The people are only anxious for two things: bread and circuses.” Introduction Two men ready their weapons....
Constructing a “national” identity of the Athenian inhabitants during the tyrannical governance of Peisistratos and his sons....
Examining the kingship of Herod the Great in Judea and his enrollment of Greco-Roman architecture and culture...
An overview of Zoroastrianism, a religion that influenced Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. A precursor for Christianity? The Zoroastrian faith...
Athens wanted to put an end to the economic competition of Aegina. Kosmos Society / 11.2018 Aegina...
Alexander the Great’s cause of death has been contentious since antiquity. By Nathan Gamble (left) and...
PTSD is a relatively modern term, but the symptoms are as old as civilization itself. In the BBC’s Bodyguard, Richard Madden plays...
To assume that we cannot learn from the ancients is, ironically, to fulfill a type of hubris...
The Domus Aurea (Golden House), located between the Esquiline and Palatine Hills, was one of Nero’s most...
Because of its geography, Russia is a relatively easy country to invade from both east and west....
Russia spans not only two continents, butalso eleven time zones. Introduction Meet the Giant Imagine a giant...
At first glance, a category like ancient science fiction might seem paradoxical. By Mike Bezemek / 08.30.2017 At first...
There is evidence that he was an actual historical king who ruled from the city of Sardis, though...
Caesar created a new version of ‘Gaul’, expanding geographical boundaries and excluding some areas traditionally ascribed to...
In the tumultuous aftermath of the fall of the Roman Empire, the newly founded Republic of Venice...
Following training and cooperation with the Phoenicians, the ancient Greeks launched a huge wave of colonization across...
Unlike the Western dragon of Europe that is representative of evil, the many eastern versions of the...