Athens (Greek: Ἀθῆναι): one of the main Greek city-states.Mycenaean Age
Mycenaean amphora
Some remains on the Acropolis (Erechtheion) and a chamber tomb on…
Athens: one of the main Greek city-states.The Parthenon
Parthenon, east façade
The Parthenon, the main temple of Athens, dedicated to the goddess Athena.…
Athens (Greek: Ἀθῆναι): one of the main Greek city-states.
Athens, Acropolis from the east (with gate of Hadrian)
The Athenian acropolis (citadel) was…
Res Gestae Divi Augusti ("the achievements of the deified Augustus"): the official autobiography of Augustus, which survives as an inscription in Ancyra (modern Ankara).
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Hanging Gardens of Babylon: one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. There is no evidence that it existed.Babylon was the cultural capital of the ancient Near East. Many monuments have become famous, like the Ištar Gate, now in…
Obelisk of Babylon: in some lists, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It did not exist.In the first century BCE, Diodorus of Sicily, probably quoting Ctesias of Cnidus, tells the following legend about queen Semiramis of Assyria:
She…
Batavian revolt: the rebellion of the Batavians (a Germanic tribe) against the Romans in 69-70 CE. After initial successes by their commander Julius Civilis, the Batavians were ultimately defeated by the Roman general Quintus Petillius Cerialis.The Year of the Four…
Batavian revolt: the rebellion of the Batavians (a Germanic tribe) against the Romans in 69-70 CE. After initial successes by their commander Julius Civilis, the Batavians were ultimately defeated by the Roman general Quintus Petillius Cerialis.The Consipiracy
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Batavian revolt: the rebellion of the Batavians (a Germanic tribe) against the Romans in 69-70 CE. After initial successes by their commander Julius Civilis, the Batavians were ultimately defeated by the Roman general Quintus Petillius Cerialis.Causes
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Batavian revolt: the rebellion of the Batavians (a Germanic tribe) against the Romans in 69-70 CE. After initial successes by their commander Julius Civilis, the Batavians were ultimately defeated by the Roman general Quintus Petillius Cerialis.Into the Vortex
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