Presents a history of ancient Greece and Rome as well as information about the literature and daily life of these early civilizations.
A TIME LINE OF ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME
AESCHYLUS 525-456 B.C. - Greek tragic dramatist
ALCIBIADES ca. 450-404 B.C. - Athenian politician and Military Leader
ALEXANDER THE GREAT 356-323 B.C. - King of Macedonia and World Conqueror
AMMIANUS MARCELLINUS ca. A.D. 330-ca. 395 - Roman historian
ANTIGONE - Mythical Greek princess
ANTONIUS, MARCUS ca. 82-30 B.C. - Roman military officer and Politician
APULEIUS Born ca. A.D. 120 - Roman writer
ARCHIMEDES ca. 287-212 B.C. - Greek mathematician
ARISTOPHANES ca. 445-385 B.C. - Greek comic dramatist
ARISTOTLE 384-322 B.C. - Greek philosopher and scientist
AUGUSTINE, ST. A.D. 354-430 - Early Christian bishop
AUGUSTUS, CAESAR OCTAVIANUS 63 B.C.-A.D. 14 - First Roman emperor
AURELIUS, MARCUS A.D. 121-180 - Roman emperor
BOETHIUS ca. A.D. 480-524 - Roman philosopher and statesman
BRUTUS, MARCUS 85-42 B.C. - Roman political leader and assasin
CAESAR, CAIUS JULIUS 100-44 B.C. - Roman general, statesman, and dictator
CALIGULA A.D. 12-41 - Roman emperor
CALLIMACHUS ca. 305-240 B.C. - Greek poet and scholar
CATO THE ELDER 234-149 B.C. - Roman historian and orator
CATO THE YOUNGER 95-46 B.C. - Roman political leader
CATULLUS, GAIUS VALERIUS 84-54 B.C. - Roman poet
CICERO, MARCUS TULLIUS 106-43 B.C. - Roman orator and politician
CLAUDIUS 10 B.C.-A.D. 54 - Emperor of Rome
CLEISTHENES Died ca. 500s B.C. - Athenian statesman
CLEOPATRA 69-30 B.C. - Queen of Egypt
CONSTANTINE A.D. 272-337 - First Christian Roman emperor
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES
CRASSUS, MARCUS LICINIUS 112-53 B.C. - Roman soldier and administrator
CROESUS Reigned ca. 560-546 B.C. - Last king of Lydia
DEMOCRITUS 460-370 B.C. - Greek philosopher
DEMOSTHENES ca. 384-322 B.C. - Greek public speaker and statesman
DIOCLETIAN ca. A.D. 240-313 - Roman emperor
DOMITIAN A.D. 51-96 - Roman emperor
DRACO ca. 600s B.C. - Athenian lawgiver
EPICTETUS ca. A.D. 50-120 - Stoic philosopher
EPICURUS 341-270 B.C. - Greek philosopher
ERATOSTHENES ca. 285-ca. 195 B.C. - Greek scholar
EUCLID ca. 300 B.C. - Greek mathematician
EURIPIDES ca. 480-406 B.C. - Greek playwright
GALEN ca. A.D. 129-200 - Greek physician and philosopher
GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY, MEDITERRANEAN
HADRIAN A.D. 76-138 - Roman emperor
HANNIBAL 247-182 B.C. - Carthaginian general
HERACLITUS ca. 500 B.C. - Greek philosopher
HEROD THE GREAT ca. 73-4 B.C. - King of Judaea
HERODOTUS ca. 484-ca. 420 B.C. - Greek historian
HESIOD ca. 700 B.C. - Greek epic poet
HIPPOCRATES ca. 460-ca. 380 B.C. - Greek physician
HOMER ca. 700s B.C. - Greek epic poet
ISOCRATES ca. 436-338 B.C. - Athenian orator and educator
JOSEPHUS ca. A.D. 37-100 - Historian
JULIAN THE APOSTATE A.D. 331-363 - Roman emperor
JUSTINIAN ca. A.D. 482-565 - Eastern Roman emperor
JUVENAL ca. A.D. 60-130 - Roman poet
LAND: OWNERSHIP, REORGANIZATION, AND USE
LEONIDAS Died 480 B.C. - King of Sparta
LIVY ca. 59 B.C.-ca. A.D. 17 - Roman historian
LONGINUS First century A.D. - Literary critic
LUCIAN Born ca. A.D. 120 - Greek writer and lecturer
LUCRETIUS ca. 94-ca. 50 B.C. - Roman philosopher and poet
MARIUS, GAIUS ca. 157-86 B.C. - Roman general and politician
MARTIAL ca. A.D. 40 -ca. 104 - Roman poet
MENANDER ca. 342-ca. 291 B.C. - Greek playwright
NERO A.D. 37-68 - Roman emperor
OVID 43 B.C.-A.D. 18 - Roman poet
PAUSANIAS Born ca. A.D. 100 - Greek writer and traveler
PEOPLES OF ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME
PERICLES ca. 495-429 B.C. - Athenian general and politician
PERSIUS A.D. 34-62 - Roman satirist
PETRONIUS Died A.D. 66 - Roman novelist
PHIDIAS ca. 490-ca. 430 B.C. - Greek sculptor
PHILIP II 382-336 B.C. - King of Macedonia
PHILOSOPHY, GREEK AND HELLENISTIC
PINDAR 518-438 B.C. - Greek poet
PLATO 428-348 B.C. - Greek philosopher
PLAUTUS 254-184 B.C. - Roman playwright
PLINY THE ELDER ca. A.D. 23-79 - Roman administrator and writer
PLINY THE YOUNGER ca. A.D. 61-ca. 112 - Roman senator and writer
PLOTINUS A.D. 205-269/70 - Greek philosopher
PLUTARCH ca. A.D. 40 -ca. 120 - Greek writer and philosopher
POLYBIUS ca. 205-ca. 125 B.C. - Greek historian
POMPEY 106-48 B.C. - Roman general
PRAXITELES Flourished 375-330 B.C. - Greek sculptor
PROPERTIUS ca. 50-ca. 16 B.C. - Roman poet
PTOLEMY ca. A.D. 100-ca. 170 - Astronomer, mathematician, and geographer
PYTHAGORAS Born ca. 580 - Greek philosopher and mathematician
QUINTILIAN ca. A.D. 40-ca. 96 - Roman educator and writer
SALLUST 86-35 B.C. - Roman historian
SAPPHO Born late 600s B.C. - Greek lyric poet
SCIPIO AFRICANUS 236-183 B.C. - Roman general
SENECA THE YOUNGER 4 B.C.-A.D. 65 - Roman statesman, philosopher, and writer
SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS, LUCIUS ca. A.D. 145-211 - Roman emperor
SOCIAL CLUBS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
SOCRATES 469-399 B.C. - Greek philosopher
SOLON ca. 630-ca. 560 B.C. - Greek statesman and poet
SOPHOCLES ca. 496-406 B.C. - Greek tragic dramatist
SPARTACUS Died 71 B.C. - Roman slave and rebel leader
STATIUS ca. A.D. 45-96 - Roman poet
STRABO ca. 64 B.C.- after A.D. 21 - Greek geographer
SUETONIUS ca. A.D. 69-after 122 - Roman biographer
SULLA, LUCIUS CORNELIUS ca. 138-78 B.C. - Roman general and dictator
TACITUS ca. A.D. 55-ca. 120 - Roman historian
TERENCE ca. 185 B.C.-ca. 159 B.C. - Roman playwright
TERTULLIAN ca. A.D. 160-ca. 240 - Latin Christian writer
THALES OF MILETUS ca. 625-ca. 547 B.C. - Greek philosopher
THEMISTOCLES ca. 524-459 B.C. - Athenian statesman and military leader
THEOCRITUS ca. 300-ca. 260 B.C. - Greek poet
THEODOSIUS ca. A.D. 346-395 - Roman emperor
THEOPHRASTUS ca. 371-287 B.C. - Greek philosopher
THUCYDIDES ca. 459-ca. 399 B.C. - Greek historian
TIBERIUS 42 B.C.-a.d. 37 - Roman emperor
TIBULLUS ca. 55-19 B.C. - Roman poet
TITUS A.D. 39-81 - Roman emperor
VERGIL 70-19 B.C. - Roman poet
VESPASIAN A.D. 9-79 - Roman emperor
VITRUVIUS POLLIO ca. first century B.C. - Roman engineer and architect
XENOPHON ca. 428-354 B.C. - Greek writer
XERXES Died 465 B.C. - King of Persia