In ancient Greece, it was believed that the Muses were the source of inspiration. According to the myths, the Muses had a guiding hand in the creative and scientific endeavors...
During the early reign of Ptolemy I Soter in Egypt, one of his major goals was to unify the Egyptians and Greeks under one religion. His idea was to invent...
In 282 BC, King Ptolemy II Philadelphus became the second ruler of the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt, a Macedonian dynasty that ruled Egypt for almost three centuries, from 305 BC...
The creation of the city of Alexandria paved the way for one of the world’s most important centers of education, the Library of Alexandria. This great library was believed to...
Ptolemy I Soter is best known as the Macedonian nobleman and general who founded the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt, the same dynasty that famous Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII hailed from....
On 15th March, 44 BC, Julius Caesar, who was then the leader of the Roman Republic, was assassinated by members of the Senate following fears of his desire to crown...
In AD 68, Roman Emperor Nero found his entire world crumbling around him as not only was he declared a public enemy, but he was sentenced to death. However, Nero...
In the First Jewish-Roman War of 70 AD, the Romans did not only besiege Jerusalem and humiliate the Jews, but also plundered the luxuries of the Jewish Temple to finance...
An important member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, Agrippina the Elder was the granddaughter of Augustus, the first Roman emperor. She was an influential figure during the conflict of succession during...
There weren’t that many female rulers in ancient Mesopotamia. However, the few that did rule the empire certainly made an impact on world history. One such powerful woman was Sammu-Ramat,...
One simply cannot discuss the Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt without mentioning Pharaoh Khafre, who was one of the great pyramid builders in ancient Egyptian history. Did you also know...
Ancient Egyptian gods Osiris and Isis were two very important deities most revered for being the first divine royal couple of the land. The Egyptians believed that the two, who...
Spartacus was a Roman slave and gladiator who led the slave revolt against Rome in the first century BC. He was probably a trained soldier in the Roman army, but...
Ancient Egypt is best known as a civilization that allowed more female members of the royal family to rise to power than any other ancient civilization in the ancient world....
Regarded as one of the most important playwrights of all time, Aeschylus (born c. 525 BC; died 456 BC) is famed for lifting the tragedy genre to heights never seen...
