Did Julius Caesar Burn Down the Library of Alexandria?
Julius Caesar’s destruction of the Library of Alexandria is widely depicted in film and literature, but is there any evidence that it actually happened?
Was Alexander the Great’s body preserved in honey?
According to legend, Alexander the Great’s body was preserved in honey after he died. But is there any evidence that this really happened?
Was Cleopatra VII the final Ptolemaic ruler?
Cleopatra VII was the last, official Ptolemaic ruler in Egypt, but did any member of the Ptolemy family rule a kingdom after her?
Were elephants given wine before battle?
Some ancient sources claim that elephants were given wine before battle in order to rouse them into a fighting frenzy. But was this practical or even safe?
Were pigs set on fire to fight elephants?
The idea that ancient armies would set a pig on fire sounds like the fantasy found in computer games, but the claim it is not as ridiculous as it may first appear.