The Kyrenia Ship: Her Last Voyage
She had seen many voyages, trading in the Eastern Mediterranean and amongst the islands of the Aegean between 400 and 300 B.C.E. She had...
Ancient Near East Trade Patterns
Trade and commerce increased as ancient civilizations achieved a dominant, imperial status within the Near East and developed common standards of exchange.
The emergence of...
The Cattle of Geryon: The tenth of Heracles’ Twelve Labors
For the tenth of his twelve labors, Heracles had to bring the Cattle of Geryon back to Eurystheus. The Cattle of Geryon were a...
Romans And Barbarians – Part 1
People who had not been actively civilised by the Romans themselves or the Greeks before them were viewed by the Romans as barbarian. The...
Five Ancient Buildings: The Historical Significance of Ancient Architecture
The earliest buildings were practical shelters, meant to protect human beings (and their hominid ancestors) from the dangers of the natural world.
In time, these...
Who Are The Semites?
For over five thousand years people we now refer to historically as Semites moved across the ancient Near East. Their legacy is still unfolding...
Book Burning and Censorship in History: Historical Accounts of Literary Destruction Begin in the...
Countless ancient texts have been lost because their existence posed a threat to prevailing views, often religious. Book burning and censorship continues in modern...
Legend of Cyrus the Great of Persia’s Childhood: Story of the Founder of the...
Cyrus the Great was the founder of the most successful Persian Empire. The legend of his birth, however, is fascinating, and sets the stage...
Parts of a Basic Greek Temple
Though temples varied in size and sometimes design, there were basic parts that were incorporated into every ancient Greek temple.
Though temples varied in size...
Territorial Expansion of the Roman World
Expansion during the Early Roman Republic (509 - 265 B.C.E.)
The Italian peninsula was inhabited principally by several native tribes before the Greeks settled there...