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Waiting for Sulla
Posted on January 29, 2012 | No CommentsThe shattering effects of Sulla's rebellion were nevertheless to become obvious before long. -
Minoan Aqueducts: A Pioneering Technology
Posted on January 29, 2012 | No CommentsDuring the Middle Bronze Age a 'cultural explosion', unparalleled in the history of other ancient civilizations, occurred on the island of Crete. -
The Historical Origins and Development of Gandhara Art
Posted on January 29, 2012 | No CommentsThe subject matter of Gandhara art was the depiction of various Buddhist concepts. Political, socio-economic and cultural structure of Gandhara has been studied in its Buddhist Art. However, Buddhist art of Gandhara has been clouded in mystery. -
Legally Bound: A Study of Women’s Legal Status in the Ancient Near East
Posted on January 26, 2012 | No CommentsThe above summary of an Old Assyrian marriage contract reflects a woman’s marital position within the ancient Near Eastern world. A young woman, and sometimes her fiancé, had little or no say in the betrothal process. -
Observation and Prediction in Ancient Astrology
Posted on January 26, 2012 | No CommentsIn the absence of a solar calendar, such observations of the annual risings and settings of the fixed stars allowed the ancient farmer or sailor to situate the current day in the context of the solar year and its seasons. -
The Egyptian Myth of Isis and Osiris
Posted on January 26, 2012 | No CommentsWe will investigate the truths concealed within the ancient myth of Isis and Osiris, which is perhaps the best known story in Egyptian mythology. -
On the Egyptian origin of the domestic cat
Posted on January 26, 2012 | No CommentsThe traditional opinion is that the cat was domesticated in place in Egypt from wild local stock. SCHAUENBERG (1972) contradicted this hypothesis by showing that the cranial index (ic = cranium length/volume of encephalic cavity) of the modern domestic cat was closer to that of the steppe cat (Felis ornata) of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan than that of the wild Libyan desert cat (Felis libyca). -
On the Explanation of the Wealthy Slave in Classical Athens
Posted on January 25, 2012 | No CommentsUsing Classical research on the institution of households and basic risk vs. return logic, I expand upon my previous points to show that the Athenian way of maintaining households was the optimal way to minimize risk. -
Animal spectacula of the Roman Empire
Posted on January 25, 2012 | No CommentsAlthough gladiatorial spectacles in ancient Rome have been the subject of a great deal of recent scholarly literature, comparatively little attention has been paid to the contemporary animal spectacles... -
Beer in Greco-Roman antiquity
Posted on January 25, 2012 | No CommentsAn article about Roman and Greek Beer making.