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Ancient Rome
Ancient roman games as a killing machine for wild animals
The games in the Roman arenas were above all a huge killing and extermination machine for wild animals. It was not the gladiatorial fights,...
Ancient Rome
Circus Maximus in ancient Rome
The Circus Maximus was considered the largest and most famous circus complex in the ancient world. First and foremost, chariot races were held in...
Ancient Rome
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC)
Cicero (philosopher, lawyer, statesman and rhetorician) was born 106 BC in Arpinum (now Arpino) in Lazio, a region that was also the home of...
Ancient Egypt
Akhenaten and his concept of religion in Egypt
Changing his name and moving his capital from Thebes to Amarna, Amonhotep IV replaced traditional Egyptian gods with the worship of Aten, the great...
Ancient Rome
Naval Battle of Actium
The battle of Actium ended the Second Triumvirate and shifted the power base of Roman rule of the Mediterranean to the West. Octavian’s subjugation...
Ancient History
Ancient Tombs
How the ancients viewed death and how they defined the Afterlife varied considerably through Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cultures. In some civilizations, practices and...
Ancient History
Similarities and Differences in Near East Ancient Civilizations
The rise of civilizations in Egypt and Mesopotamia occurred about the same time and both civilizations grew along mighty rivers. There were many similarities...