Archaeology Odyssey
Archaeology Odyssey takes the reader on a journey through the classical world as seen through the eyes of the top archaeologists in the discipline. Written with you in mind, the experts explain the latest in classical research in a way that is accessible to the general public. Read the complete series today!
The Martyrdom of Thecla
Antioch, MA
Polyglot Antioch
Power or Preservation: The Turkish Dilemma
The area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, where Zeugma lies, is one of the most economically underdeveloped regions in all of southwestern Asia. Known as the Fertile Crescent, the area today actually suffers from low levels of annual rainfall, spotty irrigation and regular cycles of drought.
After the Flood!
A City Born of Grief
Virgil’s Aeneid, written between 26 and 19 B.C., is Rome’s national epic. It tells how a band of Trojans, commanded by Aeneas, escapes by sea after the bloody Trojan War; the descendants of these men are the founders of Rome. The Aeneid also tells of the nearly simultaneous founding of Carthage and of Aeneas’s brief sojourn there, in the arms of Queen Dido.
“Carthage Must be Destroyed”
Were living Children Sacrificed to the Gods? Yes
Were living Children Sacrificed to the Gods? No
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