Hellenistic

There are 1575 items in Hellenistic:

Mithridatic Dynasty

Mithridatic Dynasty: the royal house of Pontus. Satraps   Mithridates Inote[Xenophon, Anabasis 7.8.25.] 401 - 363 Ariobarzanesnote[Diodorus, World History 15.90.3.] 363 - 337 Mithridates II note[Diodorus, World History 20.111.4.] 337 - 302 Mithridates III = Mithridates I Ktistes 301/281 -266 Kings of Pontus   Mithridates I Ktistes 301/281 - 266 Ariobarzanes 266 - c.250 Mithridates II c.250 -…

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Motya

Motya: Phoenician city on an island in the west of Sicily, modern Mozia. Map of Motya The Phoenician town Motya, founded in…

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Motya - Excavation

Motya: Phoenician city on an island in the west of Sicily, modern Mozia.Military Structures The structures known as the casermette were perhaps a military building and are sometimes identified as barracks. They are in the southern part of the island, close to the…

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Myra (Demre)

Myra: town in Lycia, modern Demre. The ancient town is especially well-known because it was the residence of Nicholas of Myra, the original saint behind Santa Claus. …

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Myra, Rock tombs

Myra: town in Lycia, modern Demre. The ancient town is especially well-known because it was the residence of Nicholas of Myra, the original saint behind Santa Claus.Like all Lycian towns, Myra appears to have been settled from the late Archaic…

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