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  • Dio Chrysostom

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    A Roman man, beginning of the second century Dio was born in Prusa in Bithynia (modern Bursa in Turkey). His…

  • Gyges

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    The Gyges Tablet In the first decade of the seventh century BCE, the old kingdom of…

  • Midas

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    Legend Great tumulus There are several legends about the…

  • Cilician Pirates

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    Coracesium (modern Alanya) There have always been pirates in the ancient world, but in the second half of the second century BCE, they became really dangerous and started t…

  • Aigospotamoi (405 BCE)

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    The Battle of Aigospotamoi (405 BCE) Fifth-century hoplite.…

  • Granicus (334 BCE)

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    The Granicus today War between the Persians and…

  • Ipsus (301 BCE)

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    Prelude The empires of the Diadochi before the battle of Ipsus (301) Af…

  • Testis unus testis nullus

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    Historians have a lot in common with astronomers looking at, for example, the Pole Star: they cannot observe the object of their study directly. Astronomers can only look at light emitted four centuries ago, and historians have access on…

  • Alexandria

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    Hellenistic History Alexander the Great as founde…

  • Aigospotamoi (4)

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    The road to Aigospotamoi: War aims Fifth-century hoplite After the rejection of i…