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23 hours ago · The Iliad was a standard work of great importance already in Classical Greece and remained so throughout the Hellenistic and Byzantine periods. Subjects from the Trojan War were a favourite among ancient Greek dramatists.
- Trojan War
The Trojan War was a legendary conflict in Greek mythology...
- Epic Cycle
The Epic Cycle (Ancient Greek: Ἐπικὸς Κύκλος, romanized:...
- Odyssey
The Odyssey (/ ˈ ɒ d ɪ s i /; Ancient Greek: Ὀδύσσεια,...
- Dactylic Hexameter
Dactylic hexameter (also known as heroic hexameter and the...
- Agamemnon
In Greek mythology, Agamemnon (/ æ ɡ ə ˈ m ɛ m n ɒ n /;...
- English Translations of Homer
Pedagogist of classical studies 1938: London, T. Nelson &...
- Homeric Greek
Homeric Greek is the form of the Greek language that was...
- Rhapsode
A rhapsode (Greek: ῥαψῳδός, "rhapsōidos") or, in modern...
- In Medias Res
A narrative work beginning in medias res (Classical Latin:...
- Phoenix
According to some sources, Briseis serves wine to Phoenix....
- Trojan War
23 hours ago · The Roman Empire [a] was the post- Republican state of ancient Rome. It is generally understood to mean the period and territory ruled by the Romans following Octavian 's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC. It included territories in Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia and was ruled by emperors.
- Semi-elective absolute monarchy (de facto)
2 days ago · Dvořák in 1882. Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( / d ( ə) ˈvɔːrʒɑːk, - ʒæk / d (ə-)VOR-zha (h)k; Czech: [antoˈɲiːn ˈlɛopold dvoˈr̝aːk] ⓘ; 8 September 1841 – 1 May 1904) was a Czech composer. Dvořák frequently employed rhythms and other aspects of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia, following the Romantic-era ...
3 days ago · Abetarja e parë origjinale e gjuhës shqipe e botuar nga Naum Veqilharxhi në Bukuresht është ekspozuar në mjediset e Muzeut Historik Kombëtar. Nën emërtimin “Fort i shkurtër e i përdorçim Ëvetar shqip. Për çdo sicilë që do të mpsonjë të kënduarit e të shkruarit shqip.
3 days ago · World population, 10,000 BCE to 2023 CE, with projection to 2100 CE Part of a series on Human history Human Era ↑ Prehistory (Stone Age) (Pleistocene epoch) Holocene Timelines Neolithic – Contemporary (10,000 BCE – Present) Age of the human race Recorded history (Common Era) Earliest records Protohistory Proto-writing Ancient Copper Age Bronze Age Iron Age Axial Age Classical antiquity ...
3 days ago · With 1,125 entries and 170 contributors, this is the first encyclopedia on the history of classical archaeology. It focuses on Greek and Roman material, but also covers the early cultures of the Bronze Age Aegeans and the Etruscans and manifestations of Greek and Roman culture in other parts of Europe and the Mediterranean Sea.
23 hours ago · Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, commonly known simply as Boethius (/ b oʊ ˈ iː θ i ə s /; Latin: Boetius; c. 480–524 AD), was a Roman senator, consul, magister officiorum, polymath, historian, and philosopher of the Early Middle Ages.