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…
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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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…
Temple Inscription: brief inscription from the Temple of Jerusalem, now in the Istanbul Archaeological Museum.King Herod the Great rebuilt the Jerusalem temple. It consisted of the sacred building itself, situated on a court ("Court of the Women") that was surrounded…
Troezen Decree: the higly controversial text of a decision by the Athenian popular assembly to evacuate Athens in 480 BCE. In its present form, the text cannot be authentic.
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Woerden Elagabal Inscription: dedication to the Syrian sun god Elagabal, remarkable because it is quite old and was found outside Syria.Elagabal was a Syrian sun god, who was worshipped with rituals that are strongly reminiscent of the Babylonian Akitu festival.…
Thucydides (c.460-c.395): Athenian general and historian, author of the History of the Peloponnesian War.Historian
Thucydides
Being exiled because he had during the Archidamian War been unable…
Tolsum Writing-Tablet or Tabula Tolsummiana: oldest written text from the Netherlands.
Tolsum, writing tablet (front)
In 1914, laborers digging in the "terp"…