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 2012-02-15T06:55:38Z Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:55:38 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/16/learn-about-the-greek-gods.htm <div style="width:170px;float:right;font-size:0.8em;margin:5px 5px 5px 5px;text-align:center;"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/h/ancienthistory/1/3/v/4/3/4230516928_3bf2a9cb8f.jpg" alt=""="width:170px;border:none;" /><br/>Assembly of the Gods with Leto, Artemis, Apollo, Athena, Zeus, and Hera on marble from the sanctuary of Eshmun in 350 B.C.<BR> CC Flickr User <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/XL&#038;sdn=ancienthistory&#038;zu=http://www.flickr.com/photos/sadsnaps/4230516928/">stevendamron</a> </div> In Greek mythology, ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/16/learn-about-the-greek-gods.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/16/learn-about-the-greek-gods.htm Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:19:04 +0000 2012-02-16T06:19:04Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/15/guess-who-59.htm <div style="width:300px;font-size:0.8em;margin:5px 5px 5px 5px;text-align:center;"><a href="http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/myths/a/philemonbaucis.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/ancienthistory/1/0/C/K/3/GuessWhat.jpg" alt=""="width:300px;height:476px;border:none;" /></a><br/> &#169; <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/id?1623752">NYPL Digital Gallery</a></div><br />Obscure hint (because this is an easy one):<br />This week's Guess Who is about as far a cry from <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/08/guess-what-31.htm">last week</a>'s as possible, but there's still a ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/15/guess-who-59.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/15/guess-who-59.htm Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:55:38 +0000 2012-02-15T06:55:38Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/14/love-and-marriage-in-the-bible.htm Biblical History Contributing Writer Cynthia Astle says that love and marriage in the Bible were quite different from what most people experience today. Here are some frequently asked questions about ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/14/love-and-marriage-in-the-bible.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/14/love-and-marriage-in-the-bible.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:17:49 +0000 2012-02-14T10:17:49Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/13/meroe-in-ancient-africa.htm Meroe was <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://archaeology.about.com/library/glossary/bldef_meroe.htm">the second capital of the Kushite kingdom (750 BC - AD 350)</a>, located in what is now the Sudan, Africa. It is gaining fame for its matrilinear ruling ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/13/meroe-in-ancient-africa.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/13/meroe-in-ancient-africa.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:03:49 +0000 2012-02-13T17:03:49Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/13/cupid-and-psyche-2.htm <img src="http://z.about.com/d/ancienthistory/1/0/8/7/psycheandcupid.jpg" align="left" hspace="5" border="0" alt="cupid and psyche" />A lovely Valentine's Day type romance, the story of Cupid and Psyche comes from the <I>Metamorphoses</I> better known as the <I>Golden Ass</I> of Apuleius. The title refers to a golden ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/13/cupid-and-psyche-2.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/13/cupid-and-psyche-2.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:55:02 +0000 2012-02-13T07:55:02Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/13/roman-valentines-day.htm <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Colleges/ARHU/Depts/Classics/Faculty/JHallett/index.html">Professor Judith Hallett</a> says that March 1 was the date on which Romans had love celebrations, according to Newswise's article <a href="http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/517932/?sc=dwhr">Ancient Rome Waited Until March 1 to say "I Love You"</A>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/13/roman-valentines-day.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/13/roman-valentines-day.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:50:05 +0000 2012-02-13T06:50:05Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/12/who-said-it-36.htm One of these philosophers is known for having said something like "you can't step twice into the same stream." Which one was it? The picture is a hint and if ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/12/who-said-it-36.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/12/who-said-it-36.htm Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:11:26 +0000 2012-02-12T14:11:26Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/12/lupercalia.htm <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/socialcustomsdailylife/a/010908Lupercal.htm">Lupercalia</a> is one of the most ancient of the Roman holidays (one of the feriae listed on ancient calendars from even before the time Julius Caesar reformed the calendar) and ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/12/lupercalia.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/12/lupercalia.htm Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:00:55 +0000 2012-02-12T07:00:55Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/11/read-a-familiar-ancient-love-story-the-play-within-the-play.htm <img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/ancienthistory/1/3/k/B/3/PyramusandThisbe.jpg" alt="Image ID: 1562027 Les malheurs de Pirame et Thisb&#233;. [The sorrows of Pyramus and Thisbe.] (1925)" align="left" hspace="5" border="0"/>Putting a story within a story or <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/metamorphoses/a/021111-The-Play-Within-The-Play.htm">the play within the play</a> is a familiar, sometimes filibustering technique used skillfully by Scheherazade in <em>1001 Arabian Nights</em> and for other ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/11/read-a-familiar-ancient-love-story-the-play-within-the-play.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/11/read-a-familiar-ancient-love-story-the-play-within-the-play.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:19:06 +0000 2012-02-11T07:19:06Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/11/on-this-day-in-ancient-history-3.htm <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/dayinhistory/thisdayinhistory.htm">On This Day in Ancient History</a> - February 11<br /> <div style="width:170px;float:right;font-size:0.8em;margin:5px 5px 5px 5px;text-align:center;"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/ancienthistory/1/0/L/-/3/claudius.jpg" alt="Claudius"="width:170px;height:128px;border:none;" /><br/> CC Flickr User <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/howardlake/3920954974/sizes/l/">HowardLake</A></div>On this day in ancient history, Emperor Claudius' son Britannicus was born in 41 ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/11/on-this-day-in-ancient-history-3.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/11/on-this-day-in-ancient-history-3.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:50:45 +0000 2012-02-11T06:50:45Z