Ancient History Glossary

A resource of common terms related to the study of ancient history

© Robin Fowler

Mar 4, 2006
This glossary of common (and not so common) terms, people, and events from ancient history is a good resource to use when studying ancient times.

A

Abaton

Aedile

Akkad

Amazons

Amorites

Amphitheater

Antipater of Sidon

Aphrodite

Apollo

Aqueduct

Archon

Ares

Artemis

Asia Minor

Athena

Atlas

B

Boule

Bronze Age

Brutus

Byzantine Period

C

Caryatid

Centaur

Charon

Coffered ceiling

Colonnade

Constantinople

Consul

Cuneiform

D

Dionysus

Dioscouri

E

Edict of Milan

Emperors, Roman - list of

Erechtheus

Euphrates River

Eros

F

Five Good Emperors of Rome

Forum

G

Gaia

Germanicus

Gladiators, types of

Gorgon

Graiae

H

Hades

Hellenistic Period

Hephaestus

Hera

Heracles, the Twelve Labors of

Hermes

Hetaera

High relief

Hills of Rome, Seven

I

in situ

Iolaus

Iron Age

J

K

Kekrops

L

Labyrinth

M

Macendon

Magistrate

Mark Antony

Mesopotamia

Minotaur

N

Necropolis

Nymph

O

Octavian (Augustus)

Odeion

P

Panathenaic Procession

Pancration

Pantheon, Greek

Patrician

Peace of Nikias

Peloponnesian War

Pentellic Marble

Peplos

Peripteral

Persian Wars

Pharaoh

Plebeian

Polemarch

Polis

Portico

Poseidon

Praetorian Guard

Prefect

Pythia

Q

R

S

standard

Stela

Sulla

T

Tarquinia

Temple, Greek, basic parts of

Tholos

Titans

Tribune

Trojan Horse

Tura Limestone

U

Ur

V

W

X

Y

Z

Zeus

Ziggurat


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