http://ancienthistory.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2013-05-22T21:48:39Z Wed, 22 May 2013 21:48:39 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/25/eclipse.htm <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/dayinhistory/bltdih070525.htm">On This Day in Ancient History</a> - May 25: <div style="width:135px;float:right;font-size:0.8em;margin:5px 5px 5px 5px;text-align:center;"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/ancienthistory/1/0/6/T/2/Eclipse.gif" alt=""="width:135px;height:100px;border:none;" /><br/>Eclipse &#169; Clipart.com</div> <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.atrium-media.com/rogueclassicism/Posts/00006133.html">The Rogue Classicist</a> says that it may have been on this day in 585 B.C. that <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/philosophers/g/Thales.htm">Thales</a> predicted a solar eclipse. <!--more--> <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/25/eclipse.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/25/eclipse.htm">A Greek Philosopher Predicted It</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/">About.com Ancient / Classical History</a> on Saturday, May 25th, 2013 at 06:55:10.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/25/eclipse.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/25/eclipse.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://ancienthistory.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/25/eclipse.htm&#038;zItl=A Greek Philosopher Predicted It">Email this</a></p> http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/25/eclipse.htm Sat, 25 May 2013 06:55:10 +0000 2013-05-25T06:55:10Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/22/death-of-constantine.htm http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/22/death-of-constantine.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 21:48:39 +0000 2013-05-22T21:48:39Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/22/guess-who-87.htm http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/22/guess-who-87.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 06:55:29 +0000 2013-05-22T06:55:29Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/21/st-helena-2.htm http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/21/st-helena-2.htm Tue, 21 May 2013 06:50:00 +0000 2013-05-21T06:50:00Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/20/this-day-in-history-12.htm http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/20/this-day-in-history-12.htm Mon, 20 May 2013 06:55:35 +0000 2013-05-20T06:55:35Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/16/on-this-day-in-ancient-history-a-14-year-old-became-emperor.htm http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/16/on-this-day-in-ancient-history-a-14-year-old-became-emperor.htm Thu, 16 May 2013 07:43:37 +0000 2013-05-16T07:43:37Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/15/guess-who-86.htm http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/15/guess-who-86.htm Wed, 15 May 2013 06:55:36 +0000 2013-05-15T06:55:36Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/13/do-you-know-the-connection-between-immolation-and-salted-cakes.htm <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/dayinhistory/bltdih070526.htm">On This Day in Ancient History</a> - May 13:<BR><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/rome/a/aa1114001.htm">Vestal Virgins</a> worked on the <em>mola salsa</em>, the Romans' sacred salted cake. In her online article on <I>mola salsa</I>, author Caroline Tully cites Robin Lorsch Wildfang's book on Vestal Virgins to say that this was one of the days on which the Vestal Virgins gathered unripe spelt to use in the <em>mola salsa</em>. The grain would then<!--more--> <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/13/do-you-know-the-connection-between-immolation-and-salted-cakes.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/13/do-you-know-the-connection-between-immolation-and-salted-cakes.htm">Do You Know the Connection Between Immolation and Salted Cakes?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/">About.com Ancient / Classical History</a> on Monday, May 13th, 2013 at 09:31:16.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/13/do-you-know-the-connection-between-immolation-and-salted-cakes.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/13/do-you-know-the-connection-between-immolation-and-salted-cakes.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://ancienthistory.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/13/do-you-know-the-connection-between-immolation-and-salted-cakes.htm&#038;zItl=Do You Know the Connection Between Immolation and Salted Cakes?">Email this</a></p> http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/13/do-you-know-the-connection-between-immolation-and-salted-cakes.htm Mon, 13 May 2013 09:31:16 +0000 2013-05-13T09:31:16Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/11/on-this-day-in-ancient-history-16.htm http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/11/on-this-day-in-ancient-history-16.htm Sat, 11 May 2013 08:55:44 +0000 2013-05-11T08:55:44Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/09/on-this-day-in-ancient-history-15.htm http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2013/05/09/on-this-day-in-ancient-history-15.htm Thu, 09 May 2013 06:55:27 +0000 2013-05-09T06:55:27Z