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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| money! | 9/22/2007 | Maria |
| Q: studying texts i keep on getting information about money but have nothing to relate it to: do u know ... A: as far as I know, there is no online site where you can compare Roman money ( As, Sestertius, ... | ||
| Which king said this and why? | 9/20/2007 | Maria |
| Q: Who said something like this "One more such victory and the cause is lost”?. Hope you can help me. ... A: As we read in Plutarch’s ‘Life of Pyrrhus’, it was Pyrrhus, king of Epirus (today Albania), who ... | ||
| Mycenaean trade | 9/19/2007 | Maria |
| Q: was the Mycenaean trade just like Minoan trade? A: the Mycenaean trade can be considered the heir of Minoan trade, since after the destruction of ... | ||
| Ancient germanic culture -begining of our era | 9/16/2007 | Francesco Marchesani |
| Q: Could you please help me to find some more sources about this topic, because all what i have found ... A: actually Tacitus' Germania is our main source about the ancient Germans, since these peoples kept no ... | ||
| ancient germanic culture at begining of our era | 9/16/2007 | Maria |
| Q: could you please help me find more sources about (ancient germanic culture at begining of our era) ... A: actually Tacitus’ ‘Germania’ (Germany) and ‘De Vita Iulii Agricolae (‘Life of Agricola’), but only ... | ||
| Roman and Irish History | 9/15/2007 | Maria |
| Q: Even though the Roman Empire didn't conquer Ireland was there any Roman Empire culture influence? A: as far as we know, ancient Ireland, i.e. Hibernia as it was named by the Romans, was relatively ... | ||
| King Aurthur | 8/26/2007 | Francesco Marchesani |
| Q: I was wondering if there are any historical roots to the Arthurian legends? thanks- A: historians have longly debated about the real existence of kinf Arthur, or some historical figured ... | ||
| Roman Olympus | 7/7/2007 | Maria |
| Q: What is the Roman equivalent of the Greek Mount Olympus? Thank you A: Actually there is no Roman equivalent of the Greek Mt. Olympus as the legendary home of the twelve ... | ||
| Astronomy of Antiquity | 6/30/2007 | Maria |
| Q: I would like to know how was born astronomy in Greek civilization and which are the great schools ... A: We can say that astronomy was born in ancient Greek civilization in the 6th.century BC when Thales ... | ||
| Trireme-rowers' diet | 5/24/2007 | Terra Macias |
| Q: Could you please tell me what the diet of Ancient Greek rowers of triremes was like ? I would deeply ... A: Well this is a challenging debate. I am not sure whether or not it can be fully answered, with the ... | ||
| Ancient Roman Coins | 5/1/2007 | Maria |
| Q: What purpose did it serve to have an emperor's portrait on a coin in Ancient Rome? Anja A: Emperor's portrait on the coins in Ancient Rome indicated obviously under what emperor the coin was ... | ||
| King Ramses II (again, i'm sorry for the hassle) | 4/13/2007 | Francesco Marchesani |
| Q: I know that this may be like my previous question BUT i didn't get a very clear answer so I'll ask ... A: I'd be glad to know which of the questions I didn't answer, since the deathmask and coffin / ... | ||
| King Ramses II | 4/13/2007 | Maria |
| Q: I know that this may be out of your field of expertise but,I was wondering how was King Ramses II ... A: Ancient Egypt is not my field of expertise, as you say. Anyway I can tell you that the mummy of ... | ||
| King Ramses II deathmask | 4/10/2007 | Francesco Marchesani |
| Q: Did Kings Ramses II have a deathmask? If he did where can I find a picture of it? Do you know any ... A: Ramses II's tomb was robbed in the antiquity, so all its content is gone, except for some debris and ... | ||
| HELP WITH TRADE ESSAY | 4/4/2007 | Maria |
| Q: What did the ancient Minoans import & export, with who, & what did they do with the imports? A: here's a brief outline which can help you with your essay on the Minoan trade. Obviously you must ... | ||
| Sparta, i.e. movie "300" | 4/3/2007 | Maria |
| Q: I realize that the movie "300", about Spartians vs Persians was a movie, not a documentary, but I ... A: Briefly I can tell you that Sparta was defeated and its government overthrown in 371 BC, while the ... | ||
| Ancient Egypt - King Ramses' Mummy | 4/2/2007 | Francesco Marchesani |
| Q: I know that this might be out of your field of expertise, but i was wondering if you know why Ramses ... A: Ramses II’s mummy is thought to be one of the best preserved mummies ever found. It is studied ... | ||
| THE WHEEL | 3/30/2007 | Maria |
| Q: Who invented the wheel and where was it invented? A: Nobody can say who invented the wheel since there is no name related to this invention which ... | ||
| Roman Society | 3/13/2007 | Maria |
| Q: I teach Biblical Education to adults at our local church and am trying to gather material for our ... A: These three questions are really broad and then it would need too much time to answer. Therefore the ... | ||
| greece | 3/4/2007 | Maria |
| Q: Who was the first to speak greek? A: In Linguistics there is no answer to such a question, of course, since there is no one who was the ... | ||
| the iliad and the odyssey | 2/25/2007 | Maria |
| Q: In many ways, the two extant homeric epics have different subject matter, is there a marked ... A: Here are the main differences between The Iliad and The Odyssey. 1-While the most important ... | ||
| Greeks theater | 2/7/2007 | Irulan Serena |
| Q: How did the Greeks contributed to the modern theater? A: See following for help on this topic: http://anarchon.tripod.com/indexGREEKTH.html ... | ||
| Alexander the Great | 2/7/2007 | Maria |
| Q: How did the greeks contributed to the modern theater? A: Actually the ancient Greeks were the inventors of the theatre. In fact the Western dramatic ... | ||
| Troy | 2/5/2007 | Maria |
| Q: Is Troy VIIa still thought to be Homer's Troy? Is there any _evidence_ that Troy VI was destroyed ... A: as far as I know, Troy VIIa is still thought to be Homer's Troy, first on the basis of styles of ... | ||
| Ancient Greek Plays | 2/4/2007 | Maria |
| Q: During what time of the day would the play be performed in ancient Greece? A: As far as we know, tragedies which were viewed as a form of ritual purification ('catharsis', in ... | ||
| Assassination of Julius Caesar | 2/2/2007 | Maria |
| Q: I've just finished "Caesar: Life of a Colossus" by Adrian Goldsworthy but I can't quite get my head ... A: After Caesar won the civil war against Pompey the Great [defeated in the battle of Pharsalus (48 BC) ... | ||
| pottery | 1/28/2007 | Irulan Serena |
| Q: How is pottery used to date archaeological sites/events? A scientific method like carbon-14 for ... A: May, Hope the followng help. ... | ||
| troy | 1/28/2007 | Maria |
| Q: Apart from archaeological evidence, why do we think the Trojan War happened around 1250 BC? A: Apart from archaeological evidence, we can say that the Trojan War, whose story is contained in ... | ||
| troy | 1/28/2007 | Irulan Serena |
| Q: Apart from archaeological evidence, why do we think the Trojan War happened around 1250 BC? A: May, Neither I nor anyone alive is able to give you a definite yes or no answer to your question. ... | ||
| Ancient Rome (First Triumvirate) | 1/25/2007 | Maria |
| Q: Considering your wealth of knowledge concerning ancient Rome, can you help me please, please in ... A: first of all I really believe that no comparison can be made between the Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld ... | ||
| When Did Hannibal Loose Oppurtunity? | 1/21/2007 | Maria |
| Q: Do you know what year Hannibal had the oppurtunity to sack Rome but didn't? Is the reason known why ... A: Hannibal had the opportunity to sack Rome first in the summer of 217 BC after the battle of Lake ... | ||
| egypt | 1/19/2007 | Irulan Serena |
| Q: who were the leaders in the biginning? A: This would be best answered by researching in the following sites: ... | ||
| age of Achilles | 1/13/2007 | Irulan Serena |
| Q: -----Answer----- Jen, Achilles was very young, according to Homer he was 17 and Patroculus was 2 ... A: In the epic myth called The Iliad by Homer. The exact page I cannot give you because it depends on ... | ||
| Greek Nationalism | 1/9/2007 | Irulan Serena |
| Q: I am trying to critally examine Greek Nationalism in relation to its northern neighbour, the former ... A: The lands governed by the Republic of Macedonia were previously the southernmost part of the ... | ||
| Minoan bathroom fixtures | 1/8/2007 | Irulan Serena |
| Q: It is said that in Minoan civilization, they already had a highly developed system of drainage and ... A: Try the following: Results 1 - 10 of about 2,510 for minoan drainage and sanitation. (0.40 seconds) ... | ||
| Humanities | 12/30/2006 | Irulan Serena |
| Q: I have to write a 1500 written word paper about a Genius from the Classical Greek, Hellenistic or ... A: The answer to your question depends on several variables such as personal interest and preferences, ... | ||
| lower case letters | 12/16/2006 | Maria |
| Q: I tried to do some research myself and was wondering where Alcuin (700 AD) fits in, if at all. ... A: Glad to have helped you somehow. As for Alcuin of York, the Anglo-Saxon prelate and scholar who was ... | ||
| the ancients | 12/15/2006 | Irulan Serena |
| Q: this is quite a broad question but even a sort of broad answer will do. i have now watched over 100 ... A: My opinion is the following: Ancient man was more focused because the distractions of modern living ... | ||
| lower case letters | 12/15/2006 | Maria |
| Q: I was wondering if you could tell me the origin of lower case letters, as i believe that this ... A: Lowercase letters, also called ‘small', 'minuscule letters' in contrast to the majuscule, or ... | ||
| egyptian mythology | 12/14/2006 | Irulan Serena |
| Q: What is the name of the animal in the underworld in Egyptian mythology that eats the hearts of evil ... A: It is not an animal, it was AMMUT, a female demon. Judgement after death was done by weighing one's ... | ||
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Maria
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My field of expertise is Ancient Greek and Roman History.
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Over 25 years teaching experience.
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I received my Ph.D.from Genova University (Italy).
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