The Greco-Roman Conception of the North from Pytheas to Tacitus
The article summarizes Greek and Roman knowledge of the farthest northern frontiers by providing a survey of principal sources for the researcher of classical antiquity, and the archaeologist.
Contesting the Greatness of Alexander the Great: The Representation of Alexander in the Histories of Polybius and Livy
This study will investigate the influence of Alexander the Great on the Roman world of the mid and late Republican periods, also focusing on the effects that the great Macedonian had on the ever evolving concept of what it meant to be Roman during the Romans
The influence of Hannibal of Carthage on the art of war and how his legacy has been interpreted
Perhaps no other commander in the history of warfare has exerted such a long-term influence on the minds and actions of warriors and scholars of the military arts. It is almost impossible to read military history and not come across some reference to Hannibal and his exploits.
Jesus the Healer in the Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, and Early Christianity
Jesus-like healing powers have been attributed to—or claimed by—charismatic Christians down to the present day. Thus, for better or for worse, Jesus’ ‘healing’ is fundamental to Christianity.
Madness in Context in the Histories of Herodotus
This thesis is a study of the way Herodotus uses madness in his Histories. It aims to examine the changing nature of madness depending on the context in which Herodotus uses it.
Xenophon's view of Sparta: A study of the "Anabasis," "Hellenica" and "Respublica Lacedaemoniorum"
Xenophon’s view of Sparta: A study of the “Anabasis,” “Hellenica” and “Respublica Lacedaemoniorum” By Noreen M. Humble PhD Dissertation, McMaster University, 1997 Abstract:…
Thucydides and Xenophon: Political Historians of Ancient Greece
We now little about Thucydides (also transliterated as Thoukydides) except what we can glean from his own book, The History of the Peloponnesian Wars.
Mightier Than the Sword: Propaganda in Case Studies of the Battles of Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great lived up to his name and is still doing so some two thousand years after his death. Nothing he did was small or unambitious.
Cleopatra: Heroine or Harlot?
Cleopatra: Heroine or Harlot? Derek Shank Labyrinth: An online journal published by the Classical Studies Department of the University of Waterloo, Issue 91…
The Boudican Revolt: Countdown to defeat
This paper reconsiders the chronology of the Boudican rebellion from its outbreak to when it concluded with the defeat of the Iceni and how the chronology of the rebellion can be used to gauge the more probable location of the final battle.