A hero from an earlier age
Epaminondas in Cicero and Roman antiquity
Were ancient figures all that they were cracked up to be? A brief look at the historiography of Epaminondas should make us wary of accepting everything we read in our sources.
The Square House in Nîmes
A temple dedicated to the heirs of Augustus
The Maison Carrée (“Square House”) in the French city of Nîmes is considered the best preserved temple of the Roman world.
Names of ancient Greek ships
Did the ancient Greeks name their ships? The answer to that is yes. And with rare exception, the ships were given female names.