Greece
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Tenedos, Attic phial |
Tenedos, Corinthian phial |
Tenedos, Corinthian pot. |
Tenedos, Figurine of Cybele |
Tenedos, Head of Hermes (archaizing) |
Thales of Miletus
Thales of Miletus (first half sixth century BCE): half legendary Greek philosopher and scientist. Thales. Roman mosaic from Suweydie near Baalbek We…
Thasos, Coin showing a satyr raping a girl |
The Edges of the Earth (1)
Edges of the earth: the parts of the world where, according to the myths of the ancient Greeks and Romans, fabulous creatures and savage barbarians lived. These legendary beliefs influenced geography and can still obstruct our understanding of ancient ethnography.Introduction …The Edges of the Earth (2)
Hecataeus' world map The map of Hecataeus of Miletus (c.550-c.490) can be seen as the first attempt to break away from…The end of Herodotus' Histories
Herodotus of Halicarnassus (c.480-c.429 BCE): Greek researcher, often called the world's first historian. In The Histories, he describes the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire under its kings Cyrus the Great, Cambyses, and Darius I the Great, culminating in Xerxes' expedition…The End of Lydia: 547?
One of the most important texts for the study of the chronology of the sixth century BCE is the Nabonidus Chronicle, which seems to prove that the Persian king Cyrus the Great captured the Lydian capital Sardes in 547. This…The Greek League of 303 BCE
The Greek League of 303 BCE: alliance of Greek towns, organized by Demetrius Poliorcetes, directed against the Macedonian ruler Cassander. Demetrius…