Plato (Hippias Maior 291d and e) defined the ideal of any Greek as to be rich, healthy and honoured; to live to a grand old age; to bury his parents with honour, and ultimately to be buried in turn by his own children with due respect. This study investigates the views on ...
There are many examples of cats found throughout Egypt either buried with or very close to their owners. According to Herodotus (a Greek writer and the first historian, 484-425 BCE), members of a household in which the family cat had died would all shave off their eyebrows. When the eyeb...
With the eventual title of “Queen of Heaven and Earth,” (and you’ll see why I say eventual again, eventually) Inanna appears in the earliest god lists; she has been there since the beginning, as far back as 4000 BC, and pretty much set up the game for the Greek Aphrodite and Ath...
2000. Death and disease in the ancient city. London.Hope, Valerie M. and Eireann Marshall (2000) Death and Disease in the ... S Nervegna - 《Mouseion》 被引量: 0发表: 2021年 The afterlife of greek comedy in Roman times - Marshall, Hawkins athenian comedy in the Roman empire. Pp. ...
After he had attained adulthood, a young Greek could participate in military service and could marry. In the United States in the early 1970s, citizens having attained the age of 18 were granted the right to vote; but the ceremony commemorating this right has been a secularized de-emphasis ...
Sources and limitations of ancient and modern knowledge The only extensivecontemporaneousdescriptions of ancient Egyptianculturefrom the outside were made by Classical Greek and Roman writers. Their works include many important observations about Egyptianreligion, which particularly interested the writers and ...
Despite being one of the most impressive Greek and Roman ruins on Earth, the ancient city of Ephesus can be found in western Turkey. Dating back over 2,000 years, it was once home to the famous Temple of Artemis. But what makes these ruins stand out is just how immersive they are. Un...
Greek mythology and heroic legends.[7]:1Apollodorus of Athens lived from c. 180 BC to c. 125 BC and wrote on many of these topics. His writings may have formed the basis for the collection; however, the “Library” discusses events that occurred long after his death, hence the ...
Before we get into my visit to the site, we should talk a bit about its history and what there is to see… Plan of the Roman Agora The agora of an ancient Greek city was the central public gathering place. It was the political, social, business, athletic, and religious heart of the...
There have been female rulers like Cleopatra and Sobekneferu who have made a significant impact on the world during the period of their reign.