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Bucephalas

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Aulus Gellius
Attic Nights (written 2nd century A.D.)
Book 5, Chapter 2
About the horse of king Alexander, called Bucephalas.
1 The horse of king Alexander was called Bucephalas because of the shape of his head. 2 Chares wrote that he was bought for thirteen talents and given to king Philip; that amount in Roman money is [...]

Aulus Gellius on Bonding

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Aulus Gellius
Attic Nights (written 2nd century A.D.)
Book XII, Chapter 1
A discourse of the philosopher Favorinus, in which he urged a lady of rank to feed with her own milk, and with that of other nurses, the children whom she had borne.
1 Word was once brought in my presence to the philosopher Favorinus that the [...]

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World as Discussed in Ancient Primary Sources

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

1. Great Pyramid of Giza
2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
3. Statue of Zeus at Olympia
4. Temple of Artemis [Diana] at Ephesus
5. Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus
6. Colossus of Rhodes
7. Lighthouse of Alexandria
Josephus, Against Apion, 1.19-20
I will now relate what hath been written concerning us in the Chaldean histories, which records [...]

Ancient Snakes and Other Creatures

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Diodorus Siculus, Historical Library 17.89.1-6 and 17.90.1, 4-7
[Concerning Alexander the Great in India]
Written in the first century B.C.
89. [1] Many were slain in their flight, but then Alexander, satisfied with his brilliant victory, ordered the trumpets to sound the recall. Of the Indians, there fell in the battle more than twelve thousand, among whom were [...]

What is the oldest book?

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Perla Adams reviews Ancient History from Primary Sources: A Literary Timeline (in English and Spanish) and asks a question.

Ancient History from Primary Sources is on sale this week.

Strabo

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Excerpt from Ancient History from Primary Sources: A Literary Timeline by Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn
Strabo
c. 66 b.c.-a.d. 24
Strabo was a Greek historian and geographer writing in the early days of the Roman Empire under the first two Roman emperors, Augustus and Tiberius. (His history has been lost.) Much of his geographical information is from his [...]

History Lesson

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Andrew Napolitano at FFF Conference, Part 2 of 4
Parts 1, 3, and 4 can be found on YouTube.

Select list of literature from Egypt

Sunday, July 8th, 2007

Excerpt from Ancient History From Primary Sources: A Literary Timeline by Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn
Here is a select list of literature from Egypt. We have chosen those works commonly considered to be culturally important, yet not inappropriate for students ages twelve and up. All this literature can be found on the DVD which accompanies Ancient [...]

Ambrose

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

Excerpt from Ancient History from Primary Sources: A Literary Timeline by Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn
Ambrose c. a.d. 339-397 (Ambrosius)
Ambrose was brought up in a Christian home in Gaul and educated in Rome. He first became a government official, and later a bishop of Milan. He was reputedly involved in the conversion of Augustine. He wrote [...]

Evaluating Ancient Authors

Monday, June 25th, 2007

Excerpt from Ancient History From Primary Sources: A Literary Timeline by Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn
(pages 14-15)
General Guidelines
This book can be used profitably by youth (twelve and up) as well as by adults. However, each family has its own standards, and a parent should not assume that all literary selections meet their standards of [...]

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