Melissus echoes Parmenides by objecting to a pluralistic view of reality essentially based on perception. By Daniel...
Ancient
Pleasure plays a central role in all forms of hedonism. It refers to experience that feels good,...
The manuscript was produced around 512 C.E. for the imperial princess Anicia Juliana in Constantinople. By Dr....
Typical goods traded by the Celts included salt, slaves, iron, gold, and furs. Introduction Trade in raw materials...
An enormous number of Celtic coins have been found in burials and as part of ritual treasure...
English sentence structure or grammar has been extraordinarily impacted by the ancient Greek and Latin models. By...
The tombs were found almost completely undisturbed. A Golden Discovery In 1987, Peruvian archaeologist Walter Alva received...
Major tactical changes came during the final days of the Late Republic. Introduction From the days of...
There was a direct link between citizenship, property and the military. Introduction With the appearance of the...
Despite the ancients acknowledging Romulus’ many misdeeds, even long after his death, the Romans largely viewed him...
Besides gods, animals were also important to the Celts and were perhaps themselves regarded as sacred. Introduction...
Alexander’s connections with Asclepius and his use of these links to portray himself as a healer. Abstract...
A great deal of Europe’s knowledge of ancient Greek medicine and culture entered Europe through Italy in...
Looking at how foreigners were treated under the Roman Empire during the time of Jesus. By Rodolfo...
Hyperborea was thought of as an earthly paradise of eternal youth and abundance. Introduction Hyperborea was, in Greek...
The legacy of the idea of a universal church carries on, directly or indirectly, in today’s Catholic...
Theodosius is best known for making Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire. Introduction Theodosius I (11...
The sculpture and architecture of the period shows much influence from the Greek and the Greco-Roman world....
The Kushites were expelled from Egypt by the Assyrians, but their kingdom flourished in Sudan for another...
Neolithic people did not write. However, because they lived in settled communities, they left many traces. By...
How 2,000-year-old date palm seeds were brought back to life, with recipes to make at home. By...
All ancient communities had law codes or rules that dictated both public and private behavior. Introduction Christianity...
The expectations and even the very way they defined terms such as ‘gender’ and ‘sexuality’ differed greatly...
Communicating the diversity of the ancient Mediterranean. By Paula Gaither, Elisa McAtee, Kenneth Lapatin, and David Saunders...
Heads are a frequent motif appearing in all phases of Paracas art, and severed human heads have...
Paracans had the means to support a rich culture and forge reciprocal trade relationships with other Early...
Described as fiercely independent by contemporary Greco-Roman accounts, the Nabataeans were annexed into the Roman Empire. Introduction...
The Babylon ruins, once the capital of Nebuchadnezzar’s empire, are among some of the world’s oldest and...
The Byzantines began creating portable mosaic icons by setting small tesserae into wax or resin on wood...
Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States of America, gave the name Capitol Hill to the...