Month: December 2011
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Learning from Liu Hui? A Different Way to Do Mathematics
Learning from Liu Hui? A Different Way to Do Mathematics By Christopher Cullen Notices of the American Mathematical Society, Vol.49 (2002) Introduction: Could we have done mathematics differently? At a logical level this question… [continue reading]
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Happy New Year
We wish you a happy new year and a great 2012! A big thanks to all our contributors, without whose research and writing this website would not be possible. Many thanks to our visitors: students, enthusiasts, and teachers from all over the world. And another thanks to all those educators who refer their students to…
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New in Ancient History books this week!
New in Ancient History books this week! The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean Cline, Eric H. Oxford Handbooks (January 1, 2012) Summary:The Greek Bronze Age, roughly 3000 to 1000 BC, witnessed the flourishing of the Minoan and Mycenean civilizations… [continue reading]
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Foreign soldiers – native girls? Constructing and crossing boundaries in Hellenistic cities with foreign garrison
Foreign soldiers – native girls? Constructing and crossing boundaries in Hellenistic cities with foreign garrison By Angelos Chaniotis Paper given at the 19th International Congress… [continue reading]
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Jesus the Healer in the Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, and Early Christianity
Jesus the Healer in the Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, and Early Christianity Moles, John Histos, 5 (2011) Abstract This paper argues that the Gospels and Acts of the Apostles contain sustained… [continue reading]
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The Casting of Julian the Apostate ‘in the Likeness’ of Alexander the Great: a Topos in Antique Historiography and its Modern Echoes
The Casting of Julian the Apostate ‘in the Likeness’ of Alexander the Great: a Topos in Antique Historiography and its Modern Echoes Smith, Rowland Histos… [continue reading]
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Structuring Roman History: the Roman Year and the Roman Consular Tradition
Structuring Roman History: the Roman Year and the Roman Consular Tradition Rich, John Histos, 5 (2011) Abstract This article is concerned with the shaping of the annual narrative in historical writers working… [continue reading]
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Top 10 Ancient History News of 2011
The year 2011 will be marked by several important archaeological discoveries, and the overthrow of authoritarian regimes in Egypt and Libya, which had profound implications for the preservation of ancient history. Egyptian… [continue reading]
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1,600 year-old bathhouse discovered in Israel
Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a 1,600 year-old bathhouse apparently used by the owners of a wealthy estate or an inn on an ancient road. Remains of an ancient bathhouse dating to the Byzantine period were exposed during work being conducted… [continue reading]
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On the Bravery of Women: The Ancient Amazon and Her Modern Counterparts
On the Bravery of Women: The Ancient Amazon and Her Modern Counterparts Whalley, Jo Doctor of Philosophy in Classics, Victoria University of Wellington (2010) Abstract In a favourite mythological motif… [continue reading]
