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History
Assassination of Julius Caesar Re-Enacted at Original Rome Site
On March 15th, a group of ancient Roman history enthusiasts obtained permission from the city of Rome to reenact one of the most infamous events in Roman history: the assassination of Julius Caesar.
The event took place at the site...
Ancient Greece
Cleopatra, The Greek Queen of Ancient Egypt
Cleopatra VII Philopater ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt. After her death, the Roman Empire took control of the country.
The Ptolemaic Dynasty was formed by...
History
Herod: The King Who Preserved His Dead Wife in Honey for 7 Years
Herod the Great, who was the King of Judea during the Roman Empire, is said to have preserved the body of his deceased wife in honey for seven years, despite having ordered her execution.
That was at the end of...
Ancient Greece
The Ancient Greek Colonies of Spain
The Greek colonies in Spain are proof that, as adventurous seafarers, ancient Greeks reached the far end of Europe to trade and establish new settlements.
As a seafaring people, ancient Greeks were among the very few "rulers" of the Mediterranean...
Ancient Greece
AI Deciphers 2,000 Greek Letters From Vesuvius-Damaged Herculaneum Scrolls
With the help of AI, a team of tech-savvy students has successfully deciphered over 2,000 Greek letters from an ancient scroll in Herculaneum that was damaged during the Vesuvius eruption nearly 2,000 years ago.
Experts see this discovery in ancient...
Ancient Greece
Cleopatra’s Lovers and the Fate of Ptolemaic Egypt
Cleopatra VII Philopator is one of the most famous figures of antiquity, having ruled over ancient Egypt between 51 and 30 BC. A heroine to some and a villainess to others, her fate was intimately tied to the fortunes...
Archaeology
Images Reveal 400 Roman Empire Forts in the Middle East
Declassified images taken by US spy satellites during the Cold War have revealed hundreds of previously unknown Roman-era forts in the Middle East, particularly in what is now Iraq and Syria, resulting in a plethora of new archaeological discoveries.
Some...
Ancient Greece
Who Burned the Library of Alexandria?
The ancient Library of Alexandria was one of the greatest human achievements in antiquity. It was a vast collection of knowledge from countless and varied sources and contained tens or possibly even hundreds of thousands of scrolls. For this...
Ancient Greece
Cleopatra’s Daughter: Prisoner, Survivor, and Queen
Queen Cleopatra (VII Philopator) is one of the most recognizable names in history, but her daughter, who managed to survive the chaos that befell Ptolemaic Egypt, is much less well known.
Cleopatra VII had four children. With Julius Caesar, she...
Europe
Why Women in Ancient Rome Had No Names
In ancient Rome, there were many traditions regarding the position of women, which from a modern point of view may seem bizarre.
Some of them reflected the patriarchal way of society. In ancient Roman families, girls did not have separate...