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- Figs, Sophists, and Sulla
But first we will explore the fig, Ficus carica, an important crop in the ancient world. It takes its scientific name from Caria, a region of ancient settlement, noted for its figs and corresponding He documented this ancient Roman recipe for figs: "Some people, once gathered the figs, remove the peduncles
- Home to Homer
-Compton,2006 The ancient coin Ionia, Smyrna, AE 22mm, circa 125-115 BC, Apollodoros, magistrate Obv: under license CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons This coin also provides an illuminating example of ancient
- Between a rock and a hard place
seethed over like a cauldron on a blazing fire; and the spray she flung on high rained down on the tops Rev: KATA-NAIΩN, Demeter standing left, holding grain ears and torch Size: 12.36g, 21mm Ref: Casabona 10
- Which Ptolemy is this?
Wildwinds is a useful catalog of images for ancient coins - a search for a similar coin comes up with
- The Road to Philippi
SNG ANS 674 References in addition to those linked inline above The Production of Ancient Coins, Jere Wickens, Ottilia Buerger Collection of Ancient and Byzantine Coins, 1996, Lawrence University Arma et
- A Scarce Drachm of Metapontion
The Temple of Hera (“Tavole Palatine”), late 6th-century BCE Doric sanctuary near Metaponto (ancient
- Vespasian in Alexandria
What an ancient coin costs is always a factor of who sees it. The range of ancient coins is so broad that inevitably there are opportunities to find overlooked items
- Prelude to Munda
Sydenham 918 Political Messages in Miniature Ancient moneyers, akin to modern social media strategists October 1, 50 BC a few months before Caesar's treasonous "crossing of the Rubicon with his legions" (Jan 10 Plate 10: Death of Pompey in the Battle at Munda , from 'The History of Caesar', Matthäus Merian the
- Roman Political Career Paths
This coin prompted a bit of exploration of the cursus honorem, the ladder of a political career in ancient It also added the word "subsillium" to my ancient Roman vocabulary. Roman Republic, M.
- Fire Altars
The coin a physical representation of the trade and interconnections between ancient peoples. Fire altar flanked by two attendants wearing diadems and mural crowns This map shows the locations of ancient
- Son of Mithridates VI
Two hoards of Bosporan coins of the 1st century BC from the ancient settlement of Poljanka (Kerch).
- Prayers for Rain
CNG Triton XV Catalog 3-Jan-2012 (BCD Thessaly II) Nomos Auction 4 10-May-2011 (BCD Thessaly) Diodorus
