Year: 2011

Ancient King Gives Dog A Royal Burial By G.A. Reisner The American Kennel Gazette, Vol.55:5 (1938) Introduction: What should be of unusual interest to all dog lovers is the fact that the Harvard-Boston Expedition not so long ago… [continue reading]

As we approach the holiday season, we wanted to take the time to inform our readers and contributors in the United States of an exciting exhibition in Chicago, IL. The Field Museum is the current venue for “Natural Wonders: Roman Mosaic from Lod, Israel.” Uncovered only in 1996, this Roman floor mosaic is arguably the…

Organisation of the Roman Clothing and Textile Industry: Skill, Occupation, and the Gender-Segmented Workforce By Marjorie Jerrard Monash University Working Paper (2000) Abstract: The… [continue reading]

Marriage and Strife in Euripides’ Andromache By Loukas Papadimitropoulos Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies, Vol. 46 (2006) Introduction: Euripides’ Andromache is one of the least appreciated Greek tragedies. The play has baffled… [continue reading]

Paganism and its influence on the development of Christianity: an honors thesis By Steven P. Koehneke Undergraduate thesis, Ball State University, 1996 Abstract: This honors thesis is intended to explore… [continue reading]

Piracy in the Ancient World: from Minos to Mohammed By Philip Charles de Souza PhD Dissertation, University College London, 1992 Abstract: This thesis is an historical analysis of the phenomenon of piracy in the ancient… [continue reading]

UNESCO and Italy have agreed to collaborate on the restoration of the Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata, inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1997. International attention turned to the World Heritage… [continue reading]

Women in Roman Life and Letters By F. E. Adcock Greece and Rome, Vol. 14, No. 40 (1945) Introduction: The infant community of Rome grew up with neighbours who conceded a fairly high place to women. Etruscan sepulchral art suggests as much; the tomb paintings… [continue reading]

To Survive, Decentralize! The Barbarian Threat and State Decentralization By Jakub Grygiel Orbis: A Journal of World Affairs, Volume 55, Number 4 (2011) Abstract: What happens when states or empires face multiple… [continue reading]

Hannibal: The Man, The Myth, The Mystery First aired in 2008 on BBC and National Geographic Channel In a series of epic battles, Hannibal brought Rome to the brink of destruction, but in the end it was Hannibal’s army that was obliterated. Where did… [continue reading]