Articles

Livius.org offers articles on ancient history.

Battle

On this page, you will find an overview of ancient battles. On the pages, you will find descriptions of the fights, pictures of the warriors, and maps of the battlefields.

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Concepts

On this page, you will find an overview of the mental concept of Antiquity, from acropolis to ziggurat, from ephor to tetrarch, from barbarian to tyrant.

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Dynasty

Although it is untrue that history is made by "great men", kings and queens, emperors and empresses, princes and princesses were often very concerned with their families. Here's an overview of royal, imperial, and satrapal dynasties.

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Miscellaneous

On this page, you will find an overview of everything that is not a place, a person, a deity, a battle, an object... in short, this page offers you everything that does not fit in the other pages.

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Place

There were many ancient towns and many have been excavated. Here's an overview of ancient sites, usually with maps and photos of the remains.

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Theory

The study of history is not just a story based on sources. A scholar is able to explain why he does what he does; awareness of methodological problems is the difference between a professional and a dilettante. Explaining this is…

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