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- Dactylic hexameterPoetic meter consisting of six feet
- DaedalusGreek mythological figure
- DaesitiatesIllyrian tribe
- Dalmatia (Roman province)Roman province
- DalmatiusCaesar of the Roman Empire from 335 to 337
- Damnatio ad bestiasRoman execution method
- DanausGreek mythological king
- DaphneFigure in Greek mythology
- DardaniAncient tribe in the Balkans
- Dardanians (Trojan)People in Greek mythology
- Darius IIKing of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 423 to 405/4 BC
- Darius IIIKing of the Achaemenid Empire from 336 to 330 BC)
- Darius PainterThe Darius Painter was an Apulian vase painter and the most eminent representative at the
- Darius VaseThe Darius Vase is a famous vase painted by an anonymous Magna Graecia Apulian vase painte
- DauniansIapygian tribe which inhabited northern Apulia in classical antiquity
- De architecturaTreatise on architecture by Vitruvius
- De BeneficiisFirst-century AD essay by Seneca the Younger
- De Genesi ad litteram415 exegesis by Augustine of Hippo
- De LegibusPhilosophical legal dialogue by Cicero
- De MedicinaDe Medicina is a 1st-century medical treatise by Aulus Cornelius Celsus, a Roman encyclope
- De mortuis nil nisi bonumLatin phrase
- De Natura DeorumPhilosophical dialogue by Cicero
- De Officiis44 BC philosophical work by Cicero
- De Oratore55 BC dialogue by Cicero
- De re aedificatoriaDe re aedificatoria (On the Art of Building) is a classic architectural treatise written b
- De re publicaFragmentary dialogue on Roman politics by Cicero
- De rerum natura1st-century BC didactic poem by Lucretius
- Death of Alexander the GreatDeath of the Macedonian king in 323 BC
- Death of CleopatraCleopatra VII, the last ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, died on either 10 or 12 A
- Death or departure of the godsMotif in mythology
- DecanGroups of stars in Ancient Egyptian astronomy
- Decan (astrology)In astrology, a decan is the subdivision of a sign. In order to give fuller interpretation
- Decemviri10-man commission in the Roman Republic
- Decimation (punishment)Ancient Roman military punishment killing a tenth of a unit
- Decipherment of ancient Egyptian scriptsThe writing systems used in ancient Egypt were deciphered in the early nineteenth century
- Decipherment of cuneiformThe decipherment of cuneiform began with the decipherment of Old Persian cuneiform between
- Decline of ancient Egyptian religionThe decline of ancient Egyptian religion is largely attributed to the spread of Christiani
- Decree of ThemistoclesThe Decree of Themistocles or Troezen Inscription is an ancient Greek inscription, found a
- Defence-in-depth (Roman military)Term coined to describe the defensive strategy of the ancient Roman army
- Deforestation during the Roman periodResult of the geographical expansion of the Roman Empire
- Deimos (deity)Personification of fear in Greek mythology
- DeiphobusMythical prince of Troy
- DéisiSocially powerful class of ancient Irish
- DelosIsland in Greece
- Delphic HymnsMusical compositions from Ancient Greece
- Delphic maximsSet of maxims inscribed on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi
- Delphic SibylProphetess of classical antiquity
- DemadesAthenian orator and demagogue
- DemeAdministrative unit in ancient Athens
- DemeterGreek goddess of the harvest, grains, and agriculture
- Demetrius I of Bactria2nd-century BC Greco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek king
- Demetrius I PoliorcetesKing of Macedon (294–288 BC)
- Demetrius II AetolicusKing of Macedon, 239 – 229 BC
- Demetrius II NicatorSeleucid King of Syria from 145 to 138 BC
- Demography of the Roman EmpireThe Roman Empire's population has been estimated at between 59 and 76 million in the 1st a
- Demosthenes (general)5th-century BC Athenian military general
- Demosthenes's Funeral OrationSpeech attributed to Demosthenes
- DenariusAncient Roman coin
- Dendera temple complexAncient Egyptian temple complex
- Dendra panoply15th century BC Mycenaean panoply
- Dentistry in ancient RomeDental practices in ancient Rome
- Deposition of Romulus AugustusOverthrow of the last Western Roman emperor
- Derveni KraterVolute krater discovered in Greece
- Descent from the CrossArtistic depiction of the biblical scene
- Description de l'Égypte19th-century French book series
- DeshretRed crown of Lower Egypt
- Despotate of the MoreaProvince of the late Byzantine Empire
- DeterminativeSymbol in a logogram indicating meaning
- DeucalionGreek mythological figure
- Devil's CausewayRoman road in England
- Devil's Highway (Roman Britain)The Devil's Highway was a Roman road in Britain connecting Londinium (London) to Calleva A
- DexaroiAncient Greek tribe of Epirus
- Di inferiThe di inferi or dii inferi (Latin, "the gods below") were a shadowy collective of ancient
- Di PenatesHousehold deities in ancient Roman religion
- DiademOrnamental headband worn by monarchs and others as a badge of royalty
- Diagoras of Melos5th-century BCE Greek poet and sophist
- Diagoras of Rhodes5th-century BC Olympic boxer
- Dian kingdomFormer country
- Diana (mythology)Roman goddess of hunting and the wild
- Diana NemorensisDiana Nemorensis ("Diana of Nemi"), also known as "Diana of the Wood", was an Italic form
- Diana of GabiiStatue at the Louvre in Paris
- Diana of VersaillesStatue of Diana
- Dictionnaire des Antiquités Grecques et RomainesThe Dictionnaire des antiquités grecques et romaines (abbrev. or DAG or DAGR) is a large i
- DidacticismPhilosophy
- DidoLegendary founder and first queen of Carthage
- DidymaArchaeological site in the Aegean Region
- Diels–Kranz numberingStandard numbering system for Pre-Socratic philosophers' works
- Digest (Roman law)Roman law digest
- Dignitas (Roman concept)Ancient Roman virtue
- Dii ConsentesList of twelve major deities in the pantheon of Ancient Rome
- DikastesDikastes (Greek: δικαστής, pl. δικασταί dikastai) was a legal office in ancient Greece. In
- DimaleAncient town in Illyria
- Dinarchus4th-century BC Greek speechwriter
- Dio ChrysostomGreek orator, writer, philosopher and historian (c. 40 – c. 115)
- Diocese of the EastDivision of the late Roman Empire
- Diocles of CarystusGreek physician
- Diocletian's PalaceHistoric site in Split, Croatia
- Diodorus Siculus1st-century BC Greek historian
- DiomedesHero in Greek mythology
- DionysiaFestivals of Dionysus in ancient Athens
- DionysiacaGreek epic poem by Nonnus
- Dionysian MysteriesRitual of ancient Greece and Rome
- Dionysius of Halicarnassus1st-century BC Greek historian and teacher
- DionysusAncient Greek god of winemaking and wine
- DioxippusAncient Greek pankratiast
- Disciple (Christianity)Dedicated follower of Jesus
- DiscobolusSculpture by Myron
- Discovery of the tomb of TutankhamunExcavation of Egyptian tomb in 1922
- Dispute Between a Man and His BaAncient Egyptian text
- DithyrambLiterary and music genre
- Divine Adoratrice of AmunAncient Egyptian title for certain high-ranking priestesses
- DjadjaemankhFictitious ancient Egyptian magician
- DjedAncient Egyptian symbol of stability
- DjediFictional ancient Egyptian magician
- Djedkare IsesiAncient Egyptian pharaoh
- DjoserPharaoh of the third dynasty of Egypt
- DocetismView that Jesus' body was illusory
- DodonaHellenic oracle
- Dolon (mythology)In Greek mythology, Dolon (Ancient Greek: Δόλων, gen.: Δόλωνος) fought for Troy during the
- DominateHistoriographical periodisation of the Roman Empire during late antiquity
- Domitia LonginaRoman empress from AD 81 to 96
- Domus AugustanaThe Domus Augustana is the modern name given to the central residential part of the vast R
- DonatismChristian sect
- Dorian invasionGreek myth and discredited archaeological theory
- DoriansAncient Greek tribe
- Doric GreekGroup of Ancient Greek dialects
- Doric HexapolisFederation of six cities of Dorian foundation
- Doric orderOrder of classical architecture
- Doris (Greece)Region of Ancient Greece
- Dorothea ArnoldDorothea Arnold (née Schadewaldt; born 1935, in Leipzig) is a German Egyptologist who spec
- Dorus (son of Hellen)Son of Hellen, eponym of the Dorians in Greek mythology
- Dory (spear)Hoplite weapon in Ancient Greece
- DotawoDotawo was a Christian kingdom in Lower Nubia (northern Sudan and southern Egypt) in the M
- Double FalconRuler of Lower Egypt from Naqada III during the 32nd century BCE
- Double Herm of Socrates and SenecaAncient Roman statue from the 3rd century AD
- Douris (vase painter)5th-century BC Greek vase painter and potter
- Dream SteleAncient Egyptian stele
- Dreamer's BayArchaeological site in Cyprus
- Drusus CaesarHeir to Roman emperor Tiberius (died AD 33)
- DryadTree nymph in Greek mythology
- DuatUnderworld in Egyptian mythology
- Duau (god)Duau, the name of this ancient Egyptian moon god, also known as Dauau, is seen in the insc
- Duke of AmalfiRuler of a city-state in medieval Italy
- Duke of NaplesHistorical Italian military commanders
- Dura-EuroposAncient Syrian city
- Duris of Samos4th-century BC Greek historian and tyrant of Samos
- DuumviriMagistrates in ancient Rome
- DuxRoman title
- Dying GaulGreek sculpture of the 3rd century BC
- Dynamis (queen)Queen regnant of the Bosporan Kingdom
- Dynastic race theoryTheory of the origins of Dynastic Egypt
- Dynasties of ancient EgyptIn ancient Egyptian history, dynasties are a series of rulers sharing a common origin. The
- DyophysitismChristological position