Ancient author
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Notitia Urbis Constantinopolitanae
Notitia Urbis Constantinopolitanae: fifth-century regionary, i.e., a list of monuments and civil servants in the regions of a city (Constantinople).The Notitia Urbis Constantinopolitanae belongs to the ancient genre of "regionaries": a list of monuments and civil servants in the regions…Oppidum Aduatucorum (57 BCE)
Siege of the Oppidum of the Aduatuci (57 BCE): mopping-up operation after Caesar's Nervian victory. Caesar After Julius Caesar had defeated the…Ovid on the Abduction of Europa
Tyre (Phoenician רצ, ṣūr, "rock"; Greek Τύρος; Latin Tyrus): port in Phoenicia and one of the main cities in the eastern Mediterranean. Europa (mosaic from Byblos) To…Palatine Anthology
Palatine Anthology 14.75
The Anthologia Palatina is a collection of Greek poetry, which includes some ancient oracles. This one, translated by W.R. Paton, is #14.75.Paterculus on the Battle in the Teutoburg Forest
Velleius Paterculus (c. 20 BCE - after 30 CE) Roman officer, senator, and scholar, author of a brief Roman History.In his Roman History, the Roman officer-historian Velleius Paterculus (20 BCE - after 30 CE) has included a description of the…Pausanias on Lysimachus
Lysimachus (361-281) was one of the Diadochi, the generals who contested the inheritance of Alexander the Great. After the king's death, he was made satrap of Thrace, and fruitlessly fought to enlarge his power. Nevertheless, he accepted the royal title…Pausanias on the invasion of the Gauls
The dying Gaul After the death of Alexander the Great, civil war broke out between his generals, who created new kingdoms.…
Persepolis, Palace of Xerxes, Interconnecting staircase, Inscription XPb |
Peutinger Map, Judaea |
Philippi (42 BCE)
Battle of Philippi (42 BCE): decisive battle in the war between the republican assassins of Caesar and his avengers, the triumvirs, who won. As a consequence, Rome was destine to become a monarchy.Summary In October 42 BCE, two Roman armies approached…Philostratus, Life of Apollonius
Philostratus' Life of Apollonius: third-century biography of a charismatic teacher and miracle worker from the first century CE, who is often likened to Jesus of Nazareth.The summaries of the eight books were - with permission - copied from J.J. Flinterman,…