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See <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/romehistory/tp/062410-Principate-Imperial-Rome-Timeline-Part-I.htm">Roman History Timeline</a>.<li>The great Roman satirist <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/juvenal/a/Juvenal.htm">Juvenal</a> wrote about her.</ul> <P><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/romansj/ss/22112-Julia-Titi.htm">Answer</a> http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/22/guess-who-60.htm Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:55:10 +0000 2012-02-22T06:55:10Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/22/what-are-livys-stages-in-the-history-of-roman-theater.htm <img align="right" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/ancienthistory/1/H/z/A/3/romanpantomimeactorswithmasks.php" border="0" hspace="5" alt="Image ID: 1624145 [Roman pantomime actors in masks] (1736)" />Although Greece is credited with creating drama, and Greek customs heavily influenced the Romans, Rome has a separate history of drama. Livy describes the stages as roughly:<OL><LI> Dances to flute music <LI> Obscene improvisational verse and dances to flute music<li> Medleys to dances to flute music<li> Comedies with story lines and sections of lyric poetry to be sung<li> Comedies with story lines and song, with an added piece at the end</ol>Learn more about Roman drama in this article: <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/latincomedy/tp/010711-Roman-Theater.htm">Roman Theater</a>. <P><SUB><I>Image ID: 1624145 [Roman pantomime actors in masks] (1736)<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/id?1624145">NYPL Digital Library</a></i></sub> http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/22/what-are-livys-stages-in-the-history-of-roman-theater.htm Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:54:16 +0000 2012-02-22T06:54:16Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/20/how-did-the-ancient-persians-intercalate.htm At the end of this month, we insert a day to make the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/gterms/g/122207Gregorian.htm">Gregorian calendar</a> line up with the sun. This insertion of a Leap Day is also known as intercalation. Not all calendars do it the same way -- once every four years, with some exceptions.<!--more--> <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/20/how-did-the-ancient-persians-intercalate.htm">Read Full Post</a></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/20/how-did-the-ancient-persians-intercalate.htm">How Did the Ancient Persians Intercalate?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/">About.com Ancient / Classical History</a> on Monday, February 20th, 2012 at 17:11:19.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/20/how-did-the-ancient-persians-intercalate.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/20/how-did-the-ancient-persians-intercalate.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://ancienthistory.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/20/how-did-the-ancient-persians-intercalate.htm&#038;zItl=How Did the Ancient Persians Intercalate?">Email this</a></p> http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/20/how-did-the-ancient-persians-intercalate.htm Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:11:19 +0000 2012-02-20T17:11:19Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/18/what-do-you-know-about-the-trojan-war.htm <div style="width:200px;float:right;font-size:0.8em;margin:5px 5px 5px 5px;text-align:center;"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/h/ancienthistory/1/H/9/m/2/trojanhorse.jpg " alt="Trojan Horse"="width:200px;height:300px;border:none;" /><br/> &#169; Clipart.com</div> <P> True or False?<ul> <li>Homer describes the Trojan Horse in the final book of <I>The Iliad</i>.</li> <li>Achilles was one of the leading warriors inside the Trojan Horse.</li> <li>Odysseus was a draft dodger.</li> </ul> <strong> Find the answers in: <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/troyilium/tp/TrojanWarFAQs.htm">Trojan War FAQs</a></strong> http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/18/what-do-you-know-about-the-trojan-war.htm Sat, 18 Feb 2012 09:34:30 +0000 2012-02-18T09:34:30Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/17/what-do-dido-and-aeneas-have-in-common.htm <div style="width:300px;font-size:0.8em;margin:5px 5px 5px 5px;text-align:center;"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/h/ancienthistory/1/H/F/K/3/didoandaeneas.jpg" alt=""="width:300px;height:300px;border:none;" /><br/> <a href="http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/id?1621539" title="Enea e Didone. Digital ID: 1621539. New York Public Library">Digital ID: 1621539. New York Public Library</a></div> Can you think of similarities between the ill-fated lovers Dido and Aeneas? Here are ones I came up with. <ul><LI><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/Dido/qt/21712-Comparison-Of-Dido-And-Aeneas.htm">Comparison of Dido and Aeneas</a></li>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/17/what-do-dido-and-aeneas-have-in-common.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/17/what-do-dido-and-aeneas-have-in-common.htm Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:34:13 +0000 2012-02-17T17:34:13Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/16/learn-about-the-greek-gods.htm <div style="width:170px;float:right;font-size:0.8em;margin:5px 5px 5px 5px;text-align:center;"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/h/ancienthistory/1/3/v/4/3/4230516928_3bf2a9cb8f.jpg" alt=""="width:170px;border:none;" /><br/>Assembly of the Gods with Leto, Artemis, Apollo, Athena, Zeus, and Hera on marble from the sanctuary of Eshmun in 350 B.C.<BR> CC Flickr User <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/XL&#038;sdn=ancienthistory&#038;zu=http://www.flickr.com/photos/sadsnaps/4230516928/">stevendamron</a> </div> In Greek mythology, ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/16/learn-about-the-greek-gods.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/16/learn-about-the-greek-gods.htm Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:19:04 +0000 2012-02-16T06:19:04Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/15/guess-who-59.htm <div style="width:300px;font-size:0.8em;margin:5px 5px 5px 5px;text-align:center;"><a href="http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/myths/a/philemonbaucis.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/ancienthistory/1/0/C/K/3/GuessWhat.jpg" alt=""="width:300px;height:476px;border:none;" /></a><br/> &#169; <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/id?1623752">NYPL Digital Gallery</a></div><br />Obscure hint (because this is an easy one):<br />This week's Guess Who is about as far a cry from <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/08/guess-what-31.htm">last week</a>'s as possible, but there's still a ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/15/guess-who-59.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/15/guess-who-59.htm Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:55:38 +0000 2012-02-15T06:55:38Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/14/love-and-marriage-in-the-bible.htm Biblical History Contributing Writer Cynthia Astle says that love and marriage in the Bible were quite different from what most people experience today. Here are some frequently asked questions about ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/14/love-and-marriage-in-the-bible.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/14/love-and-marriage-in-the-bible.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:17:49 +0000 2012-02-14T10:17:49Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/13/meroe-in-ancient-africa.htm Meroe was <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://archaeology.about.com/library/glossary/bldef_meroe.htm">the second capital of the Kushite kingdom (750 BC - AD 350)</a>, located in what is now the Sudan, Africa. It is gaining fame for its matrilinear ruling ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/13/meroe-in-ancient-africa.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/13/meroe-in-ancient-africa.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:03:49 +0000 2012-02-13T17:03:49Z http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/13/cupid-and-psyche-2.htm <img src="http://z.about.com/d/ancienthistory/1/0/8/7/psycheandcupid.jpg" align="left" hspace="5" border="0" alt="cupid and psyche" />A lovely Valentine's Day type romance, the story of Cupid and Psyche comes from the <I>Metamorphoses</I> better known as the <I>Golden Ass</I> of Apuleius. The title refers to a golden ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/13/cupid-and-psyche-2.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/2012/02/13/cupid-and-psyche-2.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:55:02 +0000 2012-02-13T07:55:02Z