http://ancienthistory.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Ancient / Classical History GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-09-05T20:55:45Z Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:55:45 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/09/07/this-day-in-ancient-history.htm This is a possible date (in A.D. 15) for the birth of the 8-month Roman Emperor Vitellius. Aulus Vitellius was a member of the Arval brotherhood (a priesthood that... http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/09/07/this-day-in-ancient-history.htm Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:18:46 +0000 2008-09-07T00:18:46Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/09/05/this-day-in-ancient-history-september-6.htm On this day in Ancient Rome, the ludi Romani (Roman games) continued. It is the anniversary of the 394 A.D. victory of Emperor Theodosius (January 11, 347 –... http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/09/05/this-day-in-ancient-history-september-6.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:55:45 +0000 2008-09-05T20:55:45Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/09/05/ludi-romani.htm The Ludi Romani ('Roman Games') ran from September 5-13. Also called the Ludi Magni ('the Great Games'), they were held to honor Jupiter Optimus Maximus ('Jupiter Best and Greatest')... http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/09/05/ludi-romani.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:03:27 +0000 2008-09-05T00:03:27Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/09/04/this-day-in-ancient-history-september-5.htm The Battle of the Frigidus, September 5-6, A.D. 394, was fought between the usurper Eugenius and his pagan supporters, including the magister equitum Arbogast, on the one side, and Emperor... http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/09/04/this-day-in-ancient-history-september-5.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:53:01 +0000 2008-09-04T14:53:01Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/09/03/this-day-in-history-august-13.htm Bull-Leaping Fresco From Knossos Public Domain. Courtesy of Wikipedia.Click on the photo to learn where it is Wordless Wednesday and About.com's Wordless Wednesday ... http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/09/03/this-day-in-history-august-13.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:50:30 +0000 2008-09-03T00:50:30Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/09/02/pheidippides-and-the-marathon-to-sparta.htm Today is another traditional date for the original Marathon -- the run of Pheidippides. The Rogue Classicist has a page of correspondence on this event. Unlike the traditional story... http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/09/02/pheidippides-and-the-marathon-to-sparta.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:26:45 +0000 2008-09-02T00:26:45Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/09/01/this-day-in-ancient-history-september-2-actium.htm At Actium, Octavian (the future Emperor Augustus), supported by his military leader Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, defeated his fairly-matched rival, Mark Antony, supported by the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra, on September 2,... http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/09/01/this-day-in-ancient-history-september-2-actium.htm Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:00:41 +0000 2008-09-01T06:00:41Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/08/31/on-this-day-in-ancient-history-caligula-was-born.htm On This day in A.D. 12, the future Roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus aka Caligula was born. Known affectionately as Caligula, meaning "little [military] boots", Gaius had traveled... http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/08/31/on-this-day-in-ancient-history-caligula-was-born.htm Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:59:03 +0000 2008-08-31T07:59:03Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/08/29/oldest-european-alphabet.htm I don't know how long this wonderful resource has been available. Robert W. M. Greaves (aka Bingley) just told me about The Schøyen Collection, which is a repository of manuscripts... http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/08/29/oldest-european-alphabet.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:21:49 +0000 2008-08-29T13:21:49Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/08/28/on-this-day-in-ancient-history-st-augustine.htm On this day in A.D. 430, St. Augustine of Hippo died. St. Augustine was an important figure in the history of Christianity. He wrote about topics like predestination and original... http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2008/08/28/on-this-day-in-ancient-history-st-augustine.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:20:25 +0000 2008-08-28T16:20:25Z