Mathematical disciplines began in antiquity with the Babylonians and with Hellenistic writers such as Archimedes and Ptolemy. During the classical period in Greece (6th, 5th and 4th centuries BCE) natural philosophy slowly developed into an exciting and contentious field of study.
The dogs of Ancient Egypt were mostly working animals. They accompanied their owners on hunting trips and were frequently used as guard dogs. It was a common Ancient Egyptian insult to refer to someone as a dog.
Puabi was an important woman in the Sumerian city of Ur, during the First Dynasty of Ur (c. 2600 BCE) Her seal does not place her in relation to any king or husband. It has been suggested that she was the second wife of king Meskalamdug.
Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto and the twin brother of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt. Apollo is an important pastoral deity, and was the patron of herdsmen and shepherds.
Travois were hauled by dogs before horses started appearing on the Northern Plains by the late 1600s. Horses also revolutionized hunting and warfare techniques.
An old man had a dream that something extraordinary would grow in his garden which was in a clearing he had made nearby. The people of his village grew to suspect that something was going on, but they could see nothing.
