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In this post we present and analyze two excerpts from Pindar the lyric poet. Continue reading “Greek myths contain information from the Neolithic Age – An example from Pindar”
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have succeeded in extracting a complete human genome from a thousands-of-years old “chewing gum.” According to the researchers, it is a new untapped source of ancient DNA. Continue reading “Ancient ‘chewing gum’ yields insights into people and bacteria of the past”
In this post we present an excerpt from Diodorus Siculus‘ “The Library of History”. Continue reading “Zarina, ruler of the Sacae; a rare example of a woman-leader of Army and State in the Ancient World”
In this post we present and discuss an excerpt from Diodorus Siculus‘ “The Library of History“. Continue reading “The timeless behavior of political crooks”
In this post we present selected parts from the excellent and very informative paper titled “Beyond frontiers: Ancient Rome and the Eurasian trade networks“, by Marco Galli (2016). Continue reading “Ancient Rome and the Eurasian trade networks”
In this post we present excerpts from Plutarch’s ‘Moralia’ (Apophthegmata Romana). Continue reading “Plutarch; Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (Scipio the Elder)”
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