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Polybius on the topography of Sicily
Sicily The following account, from Polybius's History of the World, 1.42, describes the geographical situation of Sicily. The text is offered…Pompeius Trogus on the Founding of Carthage
Founding of Carthage: according to tradition, Carthage was founded in 814 BCE by a Phoenician princess named Elissa.The story of the founding of Carthage is told by a Roman author named Justin, who made an excerpt of the history written…
Poststamp Cyrus Cylinder |
Ptolemy on Transsaharan Trade
A dromedary and a merchant In the mid-second century CE, the great Alexandrine scientist Ptolemy published his Geography, a major work…
Pyrgi, Gold Tablets (copy) |
Q
Q is the name used by scholars to describe a lost source on Jesus' teachings.It can be reconstructed from the gospels of Matthew and Luke, which are based on two earlier sources: the gospel of Mark and Q. Stated differently,…
The relation between Q and the gospel of Mark (up) as sources of Matthew and Luke (down). |
Q (text)
Q is the name used by scholars to describe a lost source on Jesus' teachings. It can be reconstructed from the gospels of Matthew and Luke, which are based on two earlier sources: the gospel of Mark and Q. Stated…Religious Persecution under Alexander the Great
Even today, the Zoroastrians (that is, the followers of the legendary prophet Zarathustra) tell stories about a serious religious persecution by Alexander the Great, who killed the priests and ordered the holy book of Zoroastrianism, the Avesta, to be destroyed.…Roman Law
Roman Law: the body of Roman legal sources, one of the most important set of texts from the ancient world. Page…
Rome, Fasti Capitolini (409-399 Varronian) |
Saba, Dedication to Du-samawy |