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.
There are 132 items in Concepts:
"Ambiorix' Treasure"
"Treasure of Ambiorix": modern name of a treasure of ancient coins from 60-50 BCE. It is named after the leader of the Eburones, Ambiorix, and can be seen in the Gallo-Romeins Museum at Tongeren (Belgium). …"Celtic Fields"
Celtic Field: small, square or rectancular field, used to produce wheat or spelt. In spite of their name, Celtic Fields have little to do with the Celts: they were in use from the Early Bronze Age until the Roman period.…"Immortals"
Immortals: Greek name for an elite regiment in the ancient Achaemenid empire. Immortal (Susa) In his description of the battle of Thermopylae…"Pontes Longi"
Pontes longi ("long bridges"): Latin expression to describe wooden roads built in bogs. In British English, they are called toghers, in American plankroads or corduroy roads. …Acropolis
Acropolis (Greek ἀκρόπολις, "upper city"): the citadel of an ancient Greek town. Corinth: temple of Apollo and Acrocorinth The acropolis of a Greek…Aedile
Aedile: Roman magistrate, responsible for the Games and the maintenance of the temples.The original tasks of the two plebeian aediles are unclear. The name suggests that they had something to do with an aedes ('shrine'), but the Greek translation agoranomos…Ananeosis
Ananeosis (Greek Ἀνανέωσις, "renewal" or "rebirth"): the reorganizing of the Cyrenaica during the reign of the Byzantine emperor Justinian. Qasr Libya,…Antisemitism (1)
Anti-Semitism is the idea that people who speak a Semitic language belong to an inferior race. This nineteenth-century idea is mistaken, because there is no link between language and race; besides, the concept of "race" is epistemologically weak and probably…Apella
Apella (Greek: Ἀπέλλα): people's assembly in Sparta, of which the homoioi could vote.According to the Greek biographer/philosopher Plutarch, the monthly assembly of the Spartan men - free-born, more than thirty years old - had been instituted by Lycurgus, the legendary legislator…Apkallū (Seven Sages)
Apkallū: the mythological seven "wise men" who were the teachers of humankind. Neo-Assyrian plaque of Uanna In ancient Mesopotamian myth, it was…Aqedah
Aqedah: name of the Biblical story about the binding of Isaac. Marble fragment with the Aqedah (Beirut) The Biblical book of Genesis…Aryans
Aryans: name of the ancestors of the Persian elite of the Achaemenid Empire. (Not to be confused with Arians.) The name…