The Gymnasium Inscription is in fact not an inscription written on a stone, but a clay tablet written in Greek that is now in the Louvre, Paris. It gives a list of winners at an athletic contest and shows that…
The Theater Inscription is a brief, Greek inscription from Babylon that records the repair of the theater.The Theater Inscription from Babylon records the repair of the theater, which had been built by Alexander the Great. The most remarkable aspect is…
Darius I (Old Persian Dârayavauš): king of ancient Persia, whose reign lasted from 522 to 486. He seized power after killing king Gaumâta, fought a civil war (described in the Behistun inscription), and was finally able to refound the Achaemenid…
Simon ben Kosiba, surnamed Simon bar Kochba ("son of the star") was a Jewish Messiah. Between 132 and 135, he was the leader of the last resistance against the Romans. After the end of the disastrous rebellion, the rabbis called…
This inscription, known as CIL1².614, was found in Alcala de los Gazules (ancient Lascuta) near modern Cádiz in southern Spain. It documents the first use of the title of "imperator".
Lucius AIMILIVS Lucii Filius INPEIRATOR DECREIVIT
VTEI QVEI HASTENSIVM SERVEI
IN TVRRI LASCVTANA…
Milindapañha, "the questions of king Menander": a sacred text of ancient Buddhism, in which a monk named Nagasena answers the questions of an Indo-Greek king.
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In 326, Alexander invaded Gandara, where he discovered, near the river Kunar, a town called Nysa that was dedicated to the god of excess, Dionysus.note[There is more on this subject here; perhaps, this Dionysus was the Indian god Shiva, the…
Darius I (Old Persian Dârayavauš): king of ancient Persia, whose reign lasted from 522 to 486. He seized power after killing king Gaumâta, fought a civil war (described in the Behistun inscription), and was finally able to refound the Achaemenid…
The Scepsis Inscription: text of a letter in which Antigonus Monophthalmus explains his policy.Between 314 and 311, Antigonus Monophthalmus, the strongest of the generals who were contending for the inheritance of Alexander the Great, fought the Third Diadoch War against…