Classics

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The Great Flood: Apollodorus

The Great Flood: mythological story about a great destruction that once befell the earth. There are several variants; the Biblical version is the most famous. The possibility that there is a historical event behind the story (a local flood in southern Babylonia in the…

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The Great Flood: Hyginus

The Great Flood: mythological story about a great destruction that once befell the earth. There are several variants; the Biblical version is the most famous. The possibility that there is a historical event behind the story (a local flood in southern Babylonia in the…

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The Great Flood: Ovid

The Great Flood: mythological story about a great destruction that once befell the earth. There are several variants; the Biblical version is the most famous. The possibility that there is a historical event behind the story (a local flood in…

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The Great Flood: Comparison

The Great Flood: mythological story about a great destruction that once befell the earth. There are several variants; the Biblical version is the most famous. The possibility that there is a historical event behind the story (a local flood in southern Babylonia in the…

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P. Annius Florus

Publius Annius Florus (c.70? - c.140?): Roman author, published a brief work on the history of the Roman empire during the reign of the emperor Hadrian (r.117-138). …

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Florus on Eunus

The most important source for the career of the Syrian slave leader Eunus is that of Publius Annius Florus, the author of an epitome of the History of Rome since its foundation of the great Roman historian Titus Livy (59…

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Florus on Spartacus

Publius Annius Florus (c.70? - c.140?): Roman author, published a brief work on the history of the Roman empire during the reign of the emperor Hadrian (117-138).Spartacus was the leader of an army of runaway slaves that shook Italy in…

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Florus on the Germanic Wars

Publius Annius Florus (c.70? - c.140?): Roman author, published a brief work on the history of the Roman empire during the reign of the emperor Hadrian (117-138).The Roman author Publius Annius Florus published his Epitome of Titus Livy in the…

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Germania Inferior (9)

Germania inferior: small province of the Roman empire, situated along the Lower Rhine. Its capital was Cologne.Religion In the preceding parts of this article, the native religion of Germania Inferior has already been mentioned several times. However, we know hardly anything about this interesting subject, because…

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The Great Flood

The Great Flood: mythological story about a great destruction that once befell the earth. There are several variants; the Biblical version is the most famous. The possibility that there is a historical event behind the story (a local flood in southern Babylonia in…

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Heracles

Heracles (Latin: Hercules): most important of the Greek demigods. Several dynasties, like the twin royal houses of Sparta and the Argeads of Macedonia, claimed to descend from this son of Zeus.Youth …

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Herodas

Herodas (Greek: Ἡρώδας): Hellenistic poet, author of several mimes, short poems containing a farce.The Author Myrina, Statuette of two chatting ladies Among…

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