Italy Archive
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Myth and History in Oikist Traditions: Archias of Syracuse
Posted on February 17, 2013 | No CommentsIn this paper I shall briefly introduce an oikist tradition that grew around the foundation of Syracuse in the middle of the eighth century BCE. -
Shape of the Beast: The Theriomorphic and Therianthropic Deities and Demons of Ancient Italy
Posted on January 7, 2013 | No CommentsUntil recent times, the idea of a human-animal hybrid belonged only in tales of folklore and fantasy and the realm of science fiction. -
Tiberius, Tacfarinas, and the Jews
Posted on September 29, 2012 | No CommentsDespite this relative wealth of sources, their combined evidence does not allow of a clear explanation as to why exactly Tiberius expelled the Jews from Rome in AD 19. Although they preserve broadly similar accounts of the circumstances surrounding this expulsion, they differ among themselves in several points of detail and interpretation. -
History and Importance of Bath in Ancient Times
Posted on September 28, 2012 | No CommentsIn Ancient Greece, swimming was never considered as one of the traditional games (although, it is possible that the Isthmian Games were swimming competi- tions in the Sea of Corinth, in the true competitive Greek spirit). Among the Greeks, the Athenians and, above all, the Delians from Delos were the best swim- mers. Their ability is well-known. -
Livy and the Bacchanalia
Posted on August 5, 2012 | No CommentsLivy begins his account by claiming that the Bacchanalia had come to Rome from Etruria and Campania.9 Classical Bacchic cult was a ritual enactment of the maenads -
Roman (Un)Exceptionalism: Dispelling Popular Notions of Roman Belligerence
Posted on July 6, 2012 | No CommentsCompared to the rich literary history of Rome, little is known about the Samnites. Ar- chaeology agrees with ancient sources that the Samnites were originally conquerors from farther inland Europe, who finally settled in central Italy. -
Huge Ancient Greek commercial area discovered on Sicily
Posted on November 15, 2011 | No CommentsBonn archaeologists have began unearthing one of Greek antiquity -
Re-Evaluating the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
Posted on June 19, 2011 | No CommentsRe-Evaluating the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia West, Lisa Onontiyoh MA Thesis, Louisiana State University (May, 2003) Abstract The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia has generated a lengthy bibliography over the centuries... -
Tyrannizing Sicily: The Despots Who Cried
Posted on June 19, 2011 | No CommentsTyrannizing Sicily: The Despots Who Cried -
The Aqua Augusta and control of water resources in the Bay of Naples
Posted on June 12, 2011 | No CommentsThe Aqua Augusta and control of water resources in the Bay of Naples Keenan-Jones,
