Athens versus Persia
By Glen on 07/20/2011 about Culture and Society 2 comments
One of history's greatest conquerors, Alexander the Great (356-328 BC) overran the Persian Empire in less than 10 years and advanced as far as India.
By history on 09/17/2011 about Culture and Society 3 comments
The Persian empire of the Achaemenids was the largest in area that the world had then known. Centered on an area consisting of much of present day ...
By history on 10/13/2011 about Culture and Society
Ancient Egypt provides one of the longest continuous records of a great civilization.
By history on 12/27/2011 about Culture and Society
The Goths were a Germanic people who spread from their original homeland in Scandinavia over much of the Roman world from the 3rd to the 6th century ...
By history on 09/26/2011 about Culture and Society
Julius Caesar (100-44 B.C.), one of the most famous men in history, who was dictator of Rome, a renowned general, and man of letters.
By Glen on 08/01/2011 about Culture and Society
The Colosseum in the heart of Rome is an enormous amphitheatre built by the Flavian emperors, Vespasian, Titus and Domitian.
By history on 09/20/2011 about Culture and Society
A powerful Phoenician city, Carthage was founded in 814 BC on the site of present day Tunis. The Phoenician name, rendered into English letters as ...
By history on 09/23/2011 about Culture and Society
Nero, who ruled from AD 54-68, was the the last Roman emperor in the Julio-Claudian line.
By history on 10/14/2011 about Culture and Society
The Legion was a regular formation of the Roman Army, formed of citizens and enjoying greater privileges than the auxiliary troops.
By history on 10/12/2011 about Culture and Society
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