Ancient Greek and Roman Writing
When you think of ancient writing from the west, you naturally think of Plato and Aristophanes; but they are not the only Greek and Roman writers nor the only Greek or Roman Writings worth investigating.
Linear A - Undeciphered Writing System of the Minoans
Linear A is the name given to the as-yet-undeciphered written language of the Minoan people, and it is one of two used during the Proto-palatial period (1900-1700 BC).
Linear A is the name given to the as-yet-undeciphered written language of the Minoan people, and it is one of two used during the Proto-palatial period (1900-1700 BC).
Linear B
Linear B is the name of the ancient script used by the Mycenean culture, inscribed on (or possibly inadvertently fired into) clay tablets on the Mycenanean site of Knossos and likely first used around 1350 BC
Linear B is the name of the ancient script used by the Mycenean culture, inscribed on (or possibly inadvertently fired into) clay tablets on the Mycenanean site of Knossos and likely first used around 1350 BC
Oxyrhynchus Papers
The POxy project is a website on the papyrus texts recovered from the Egyptian, Hellenistic, and Roman occupations of Oxyrhynchus; from Oxford University.
The POxy project is a website on the papyrus texts recovered from the Egyptian, Hellenistic, and Roman occupations of Oxyrhynchus; from Oxford University.
Periplus of the Erythraean Sea
The complete text of the unknown traveler to the southern Arabian peninsula in the 1st century AD, from the Ancient History Sourcebook.
The complete text of the unknown traveler to the southern Arabian peninsula in the 1st century AD, from the Ancient History Sourcebook.
Resource Pages for Philo of Alexandria
Information on the Greek and Hebrew philosopher, Philo of Alexandria, including links to his writing in the original Greek and English translations.
Information on the Greek and Hebrew philosopher, Philo of Alexandria, including links to his writing in the original Greek and English translations.
The Decipherment of Linear B
A discussion of the cracking of the old writing form called Linear B, a precursor to Greek; part of the Homeric Questions series by your Guide.
A discussion of the cracking of the old writing form called Linear B, a precursor to Greek; part of the Homeric Questions series by your Guide.
The History of Herodotus
Written 440 BC and translated by George Rawlinson; from the Internet Classics Archive.
Written 440 BC and translated by George Rawlinson; from the Internet Classics Archive.