Characters in Myth
One myth says Thetis, the mom of this Trojan War hero, held him in fire to destroy his mortal elements
Achilles
The Greeks had 4 national festivals: the Nemean Games, the Pythian Games, the Isthmian Games & these
The Olympic Games
Born in 43 B.C., his most famous work begins, "My intention is to tell of bodies changed to different forms"
Ovid
In July & August in ancient Rome, a piscina, one of these, might have proved quite popular
His "Symposium" mentions that philosophy & gymnastics are "inimical to tyranny"
Plato
Cupid's lover, she loses Cupid for a time after disobeying his request to not seek his identity
Psyche
The Roman valued this art of persuasive speech, a necessary skill for great oratory
Most of the known works of this ancient Greek poet are fragments; her 28-line "Ode to Aphrodite" is an exception
Sappho
The Parthenon features this style of column, the oldest & simplest of the Greek orders
Doric
This Ancient Greek philosophy often considered synonymous with hedonism was named after the guy who made it popular
Epicurianism
In addition to being god of the sea, he's also the god of earthquakes
Poseidon
Ptolemy & Antigonus were generals of this man whose empire was divided up after his death in 323 B.C.
Alexander the Great
If you were using an alternate name, the title of this work could be translated as "Troy Story"
The Iliad
The area that the people of ancient Rome called this was their city's equivalent of the Greek agora
The forum
Dating from the 2nd century, this Roman emperor's "Meditations" is a classic of stoic philosophy
Marcus Aurelius
She warned her fellow Trojans not to accept the gift of a big horse, but nobody listened
Cassandra
Cleopatra's galleys fled at the Battle of Actium, a victory for this soon-to-be emperor's fleet
Astronomers used clues in the text of this epic to figure out the date of its archery contest: April 16, 1178 B.C.
The Odyssey
St. Ignatius of Antioch, who died around 110 A.D., was believed to be the first Christian to be martyred in this arena
Colosseum
Fatalistic Greek philosophy that taught indifference to pleasure or pain
Stoicism
This guy famous for his judgment killed Achilles with a poisoned arrow; karma: he was then killed by a poisoned arrow
Paris
Caesar conquered Vercingetorix at this battle in 52 B.C. and Gaul became Rome's
The Battle of Alesia
From the 470s B.C., Aeschylus' earliest surviving work has this title; he'd fought them repeatedly in the preceding years
The Persians
The ancient writer Galen said books on ships arriving to this city's port were seized, originals kept & copies returned
Alexandria
This pre-Socratic philosopher was known for a theory of the four classical elements, as well as forces called Love and Strife which interact with these elements.
Empedocles