Classics
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Livy, Periochae 96-100
Titus Livius or Livy (59 BCE - 17 CE): Roman historian, author of the authorized version of the history of the Roman republic.A large part of Livy's History of Rome since the Foundation is now lost, but fortunately we have…Livy, The Periochae
Titus Livius or Livy (59 BCE - 17 CE): Roman historian, author of the authorized version of the history of the Roman republic.The Periochae are not the only summary of Livy's History: in the Egyptian town Oxyrhynchus, a similar summary…Macedonia
Macedonia: ancient region and state, situated in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and northern Greece, best known because its king Alexander the Great (r.336-323) conquered the Persian Empire and inaugurated a new period in Greek history.Introduction …Niobe's Rock
Niobe's Rock near Magnesia near the Sipylus: rock in the shape of a weeping woman, which the ancient Greeks believed to be Niobe. …Marathon (490 BCE)
Battle of Marathon: famous clash between a Persian invasion force and an army of Athenians in 490 BCE. Tomb of the…Massagetes
Massagetes (Greek Μασσαγέτας): a nomad tribe in Central Asia. Portrait of a warrior The Massagetes were an ancient tribe in Central Asia, mentioned…Megiste
Megiste: island in ancient Greece, close to Lycia. The isle of Megiste In Antiquity, sailors arriving from the east knew they were…Menander
Menander (342-291): Athenian playwright, author of many comedies, which are only fragmentary preserved and best known from Roman adaptations. Menander The comedies…Mieza (Náousa)
Mieza: town in Macedonia, modern Náousa; Aristotle used to have a school at Mieza. Mieza, nymphaeum The Greek author Plutarch of Chaeronea,…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…Odyssey
Odyssey: Homer's famous epic about the homecoming of Odysseus after the Trojan War, penultimate poem of the Epic Cycle. Homer The Odyssey…Olympia
Olympia (Greek Ὀλυμπία): town in Elis, famous for the panhellenic sanctuary of Zeus and the Olympic Games.Site Model of Olympia in…