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- Eagle of ZeusAttribute of Zeus
- Early life of AugustusAugustus, the first Roman emperor, was born in Rome on 23 September 63 BC as Gaius Octaviu
- Early life of CleopatraCleopatra was born to the reigning pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt, Ptolemy XII Auletes; the id
- Early life of Marcus AureliusThe early life of Marcus Aurelius (r. 161–180) spans the time from his birth on 26 April 1
- Early Roman armyThe early Roman army was deployed by ancient Rome during its Regal Era and into the early
- Eastern Roman army395-7th century army
- Ebers PapyrusAncient Egyptian medical papyrus
- EburonesGallic-Germanic tribe
- EcbatanaAncient city, capital of the Median Empire
- Ecclesiastical LatinVariety of Latin used by churches
- EchetusGreek mythological figure
- Echidna (mythology)Ancient Greek mythological monster
- Echo and NarcissusStory in Greek mythology
- Echo and Narcissus (Poussin)Echo and Narcissus is an oil painting by French artist Nicolas Poussin, from 1627-1628. It
- Eclogue 4Poem by Virgil
- EcloguesPoem collection by Virgil
- Economic history of Greece and the Greek worldThe economic history of the Greek world spans several millennia and encompasses many moder
- Economics of the Roman armyCosts of maintaining the Imperial Roman army
- Economy of ancient GreeceThe economy of ancient Greece was dominated by agricultural production and exchange. Most
- Economy of HispaniaThe economy of Hispania, or Roman Iberia, experienced a strong revolution during and after
- EdessaAncient city – now Urfa or Şanlıurfa, Turkey
- Edict of ThessalonicaEdict establishing Christianity as the Roman Empire's state religion, issued in AD 380
- Editio princepsFirst printed edition of a work that was previously only in manuscripts
- EdomAncient kingdom in the southern Levant
- Education in ancient GreeceEducation for Greek people was vastly "democratized" in the 5th century B.C., influenced b
- Education in ancient RomeEducation in ancient Rome progressed from an informal, familial system of education in the
- Edwin Smith (Egyptologist)Edwin Smith (1822 – April 27, 1906) was an American dealer and collector of antiquities wh
- Edwin Smith PapyrusAncient Egyptian medical text
- Egyptian chronologyThe Conventional Egyptian chronology reflects the broad scholarly consensus about the outl
- Egyptian cobraSpecies of snake
- Egyptian faienceType of Ancient Egyptian sintered-quartz ceramic
- Egyptian GreeksGreek community in Egypt
- Egyptian medical papyriAncient Egyptian text
- Egyptian poolThe pool (she) symbol in Egyptian mythology represents water. It is a rectangle, longer ho
- Egyptian pyramidsAncient masonry structures in Egypt
- Egyptian templeReligious buildings in Ancient Egypt
- Egyptian triliteral signsHieroglyphs representing three consonants
- Egyptian uniliteral signsSymbol group in hieroglyphic script
- EgyptiansEthnic group native to Egypt
- Egyptomania in the United States19th century American interest in ancient Egypt
- EgyptusIn Latter-day Saint theology, Egyptus () is the name of two women in the Book of Abraham i
- Eighteenth Dynasty of EgyptDynasty of Egypt from c. 1550 to 1292 BCE
- Eighth Dynasty of EgyptAncient Egyptian dynasty
- EileithyiaAncient Greek goddess of childbirth
- EkronAncient Philistine city and modern archaeological site in Israel
- El DjemPlace in Sfax Governorate, Tunisia
- El HibaArchaeological site in Beni Suef governorate, Egypt
- El-KurruEl-Kurru was the first of the three royal cemeteries used by the Kushite royals of Napata,
- ElagabalusRoman emperor from 218 to 222
- Elections in the Roman RepublicIn the Roman Republic, elections were held annually for every major magistracy. They were
- ElectraFigure from Greek mythology
- Electra (Euripides play)Ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides
- Electra (Sophocles play)Ancient-Greek tragedy by Sophocles
- Elegiac coupletPoetic form used by Greek lyric poets
- Elementa harmonicaAncient Greek music theory treatise
- Elephant Island (Vanuatu)Elephant Island is an uninhabited island in Sanma Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean
- Elephant Jason IslandElephant Jason is one of the Jason Islands in the north west Falkland Islands. In Spanish,
- ElephantiasisEnlargement and hardening of body parts due to swelling
- ElephantineIsland in the Nile
- Eleusinian MysteriesSecret religious rites in ancient Greece
- EleutheraeCity in the northern part of Attica
- Elgin MarblesAncient Greek sculptures held in London
- Elias Avery LoweElias Avery Lowe (15 October 1879 – 8 August 1969), originally surnamed Loew, and known in
- Elis (city)Ancient city-state, capital city of the district of Elis
- Elizabeth FentressElizabeth Barringer Fentress is a Roman archaeologist who specialises in Italy and North A
- ElpeusRiver in Greece
- Emesa helmetArchaeological artifact
- Emesene dynastyRoman client kingdom based in the Levant
- Emmanuel de RougéVicomte Olivier Charles Camille Emmanuel de Rouge (11 April 1811 – 27 December 1872) was a
- Emporium (antiquity)Trading post of classical antiquity
- Empty tombChristian tradition about the tomb of Jesus
- End of the 19th DynastyPeriod of Ancient Egypt
- Endymion (mythology)Ancient Greek mythical character
- Enemy of the stateAn enemy of the state is a person suspected of political crimes against the state, such as
- EnneadGroup of nine deities in Egyptian mythology worshipped at Heliopolis
- EnneadsSix collections of nine books by the Neoplatonic philosopher Plotinus
- EntablatureArchitectural element
- EnyaliusEnyalius or Enyalios (Greek: Ἐνυάλιος) in Greek mythology is generally a son of Ares by En
- EnyoGreek goddess of war
- EosGreek goddess of the dawn
- Epeius of PhocisMythological Greek soldier
- EphorMagistrates in ancient Sparta
- EphorusGreek historian (c. 400 – 330 BC)
- Epic CycleHistory of the Trojan War told in poems
- EpicureanismPhilosophical system
- EpidaurusUNESCO World Heritage Site
- EpigoniLegendary figures in the second Argos-Thebes war in Greek mythology
- Epigoni (play)Tragedy by Sophocles
- EpiklerosTerm for an Ancient Greek heiress
- EpiktetosGreek vase painter active between 520 and 490 BCE
- Epimachus of AthensAthenian engineer and architect
- Epimenides7th/6th-century BCE Greek seer, philosopher, and poet
- EpinikionGenre of poetry
- Epiphanius of Salamis4th–century Christian bishop and saint
- Epiphany (ancient Greece)Visions of gods in ancient Greece
- EpirusHistorical region in the Balkans
- Epirus (ancient state)Former state in Ancient Greece
- Epirus (Roman province)Roman province (in Greece and Albania)
- Epistle to PhilemonBook of the New Testament
- Epistle to the ColossiansBook of the New Testament
- Epistle to the EphesiansBook of the New Testament
- Epistle to the GalatiansBook of the New Testament
- Epistle to the PhilippiansBook of the New Testament
- Epistle to the RomansBook of the New Testament
- Epistle to TitusBook of the New Testament
- Epistulae (Pliny)Personal missives by Pliny the Younger
- EpithetDescriptive term used in place of a formal name
- Epithets of ZeusTitles of the Greek god Zeus
- EpitomeSummary of a literary work
- EpyllionShort epic poem
- EquitesSocial class in ancient Rome
- ErasistratusGreek anatomist and royal physician
- EratoMuse of erotic and lyric poetry in Greek mythology
- ErebusPersonification of darkness in Greek mythology
- ErechtheionAncient Greek temple
- ErechtheusArchaic king of Athens
- Erichthonius (son of Dardanus)Erichthonius (; Ancient Greek: Ἐριχθόνιος) was a king of Troy in Greek mythology. He was t
- Erichthonius (son of Hephaestus)Legendary king of Athens
- ErinyesChthonic female deities of vengeance in Greek mythology
- Eris (mythology)Greek goddess of strife and discord
- EromenosYounger partner in the ancient Greek institution of pederastic mentorship
- ErosGreek god of love and sex
- Eros (concept)Ancient Greek word for being in love
- Erotic artVisual art created to incite sexual arousal and activity
- Erotic art in Pompeii and HerculaneumAspect of art in ancient Rome
- Erymanthian boarMythological boar
- Eryx (city)Ancient city of Sicily
- Esquiline TreasureThe Esquiline Treasure is an ancient Roman silver treasure that was found in 1793 on the E
- Eteocretan languagePre-Greek language in Crete
- EthmiaEthmia is a large genus of small moths. It is the type genus of the gelechioid family Ethm
- Ethnicity of CleopatraDebate on the race of the Egyptian ruler
- EtruriaRegion of Central Italy
- Etruscan citiesEtruscan cities were a group of ancient settlements that shared a common Etruscan language
- Etruscan languageExtinct language of ancient Italy
- Etruscan originsTheories on the ancient Italian civilization
- Etruscan religionEtruscan religion comprises the religious beliefs and practices of the Etruscan civilizati
- Etruscan sculptureEtruscan ceramics and sculpture
- Etruscan societySociety during the Etruscan civilization
- Etruscan vase paintingEtruscan vase painting was produced from the 7th through the 4th centuries BCE, and is a m
- Eucratides IGreco-Bactrian king from 172/171 BC to 145 BC
- EuergetismPractice of wealthy individuals distributing wealth to the community
- EuganeiTribe
- EugeniusWestern Roman emperor from 392 to 394
- Eugenius (Antioch)Eugenius (Greek: Εὐγένιος; died 303/304) was a Roman usurper in Syria during the Tetrarchy
- EuhemerismRationalizing method of interpretation of mythology
- EuhemerusAncient Greek philosopher
- Eumenes IKing of Pergamon
- Eumenes IIKing of Pergamon from 197 to 159 BC
- Euphiletos PainterThe Euphiletos Painter was an Attic black-figure vase painter active in the second half of
- Euphorbos plateThe Euphorbos plate is the name of an East Greek plate with mythological painting in the O
- EuphorbusGreek mythological figure in the Iliad
- EuphrosyneDeity, one of the Graces
- Eupolis5th-century BC Athenian playwright of Old Comedy
- Europa (consort of Zeus)Greek mythology character, daughter of Agenor
- EurydiceWife of Orpheus in Greek mythology
- Eurydice II of MacedonMacedonian queen (c. 337–317 BC)
- EurymachusSet of mythological Greek characters
- EurystheusKing of Tiryns in Greek mythology
- EurytusSet of mythological Greek characters
- EusebeiaGreek-language term
- Eusebia (empress)Roman empress from 353 to 360
- Eustathius of Thessalonica12th-century Byzantine scholar and bishop
- Euthydemid dynastyHellenistic dynasty
- EuthymidesLate 6th century BCE Athenian potter and painter
- EuthyphroSocratic dialogue treating piety and justice
- Euthyphro dilemmaEthical problem on the origin of morality posed by Socrates
- Eutropius (consul 399)Chamberlain at the Eastern Roman imperial court and consul in 399 AD
- ExcerebrationMummification procedure of brain removal
- Executive magistrates of the Roman RepublicOfficials of the ancient Roman Republic
- ExekiasAncient Athenian vase painter
- Expansion of Macedonia under Philip IIRise of Macedon
- Extra calvinisticumThe extra Calvinisticum is the doctrine that the eternal Son's presence is not limited to
- Eye of HorusAncient Egyptian symbol of protection, royal power and good health
- Eye of RaViolent feminine counterpart of Ra in Ancient Egyptian mythology