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- MaahesAncient Egyptian god
- MaatEgyptian deity and concepts of truth, order and justice
- Macedonia (Roman province)Roman province
- Macedonian–Carthaginian TreatyThe Macedonian–Carthaginian Treaty was an anti-Roman treaty between Philip V of Macedon an
- MaeoniusMaeonius (died 267), or Maconius, was a usurper who, according to the Historia Augusta, br
- MafdetAncient Egyptian goddess of protection against snakes and scorpions
- Magas of CyreneGreek king of Cyrenaica from 276 BC to 250 BC
- Magdalena VillabaMagdalena Vicente Alonso Villaba (July 22, 1928 – September 11, 2023) was a Filipina educa
- Magister equitumRoman magistrate
- Magister militumImperial Roman military office
- Magnesia ad SipylumAncient Greek city in Asia Minor
- Magnus Felix EnnodiusBishop of Pavia
- MaiaOne of the seven Pleiades sisters and the mother of Hermes from Greek mythology
- Makron (vase painter)Makron was an ancient Greek vase painter active in Athens ca. 490–480 BC. Though only one
- Mallian campaignBattle involving Alexander the Great
- Mamdouh EldamatyEgyptian Egyptologist
- Man-prisoner (hieroglyph)Egyptian hieroglyph
- Manapa-Tarhunta letterFragmentary text
- Manetho3rd-century BC Egyptian historian and priest
- Manfred BietakAustrian archaeologist
- Manius Acilius Glabrio Gnaeus Cornelius Severus2nd century Roman senator and consul
- Marathon, GreeceTown in Attica, Greece
- Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (consul 187 BC)2nd-century BC Roman consul
- Marcus Aquilius Regulus1st century AD Roman senator and delator (informer)
- Marcus Aurelius CleanderFreedman and favourite of emperor Commodus (died 190)
- Marcus Baebius TamphilusMarcus Baebius Tamphilus was a consul of the Roman Republic in 181 BC along with P. Cornel
- Marcus Cornelius Fronto2nd century AD Roman rhetorician and advocate
- Marcus Cornelius Nigrinus Curiatius Maternus1st century Roman senator and general
- Marcus Fulvius Flaccus (consul 125 BC)Marcus Fulvius Flaccus (died 121 BC) was a Roman senator and an ally of the Gracchi. He se
- Marcus Furius Camillus4th-century BC Roman dictator and general
- Marcus Licinius Crassus (consul 30 BC)Roman general, consul in 30 BC
- Marcus Marius (quaestor 76 BC)Marcus Marius was a quaestor of the Roman Republic in 76 BC and proquaestor under Quintus
- Marcus Valerius LaevinusMarcus Valerius Laevinus (c. 260 BC – 200 BC) was a Roman consul and commander who rose to
- Mare NostrumMare Nostrum (; Latin: "Our Sea") was a Roman name for the Mediterranean Sea. In Classical
- Margary numbersMargary numbers are the numbering scheme developed by the historian Ivan Margary to catalo
- Marian art in the Catholic ChurchMary has been one of the major subjects of Western art for centuries. There is an enormous
- Marriage in ancient GreeceMarriage, unions and partnerships in ancient Greece
- Marriage of stateMarriage arranged for diplomatic purposes
- MarsiThe Marsi were an Italic people of ancient Italy, whose chief centre was Marruvium, on the
- Martial1st-century Latin poet from Hispania
- Mask of AgamemnonGold funeral mask discovered at the ancient Greek site of Mycenae
- Mask of TutankhamunGold mask of Egyptian pharaoh
- Massacre of the InnocentsNarrative from Christian Bible
- Master of AnimalsMotif in ancient art showing a human between and grasping two confronted animals
- Maundy ThursdayChristian holiday commemorating the Last Supper
- Maurice (emperor)Roman emperor from 582 to 602
- Maurice A. RobinsonMaurice Arthur Robinson (born October 13, 1947) is an American professor of New Testament
- MaxentiusRoman emperor from 306 to 312
- Maxima CaesariensisMaxima Caesariensis (Latin for "The Caesarian province of Maximus"), also known as Britann
- May 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)May 11 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 13
- Maya civilizationMesoamerican civilization (c. 2000 BC – 1697 AD)
- MazaeiMazaei or Maezaei (Ancient Greek: Μαζαῖοι/Μαιζαῖοι) were a sub-tribe of the Illyrians, aut
- Medea (play)Ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides
- Medieval City of RhodesThe Medieval City of Rhodes was constructed around 1309 to 1523 and is part of the modern
- Medieval GreekMedieval stage of the Greek language
- MeditationsLiterary work by Marcus Aurelius
- MedjedAncient Egyptian deity
- Medjed (fish)Medjed were a kind of elephantfish worshipped at Oxyrhynchus (Gr. Ὀξύρρυγχος) in ancient E
- MegalesiaThe Megalesia, Megalensia, or Megalenses Ludi was a festival celebrated in ancient Rome fr
- MegaraHistoric town in Greece
- Mehet-WeretAncient Egyptian deity
- Melozzo da ForlìMelozzo da Forlì (c. 1438 – 8 November 1494) was an Italian Renaissance painter and archit
- MelpomeneMuse of tragedy in Greek mythology
- MemnonEthiopian king in Greek mythology
- Memphite NecropolisUNESCO World Heritage Site in Giza, Egypt
- Menches2nd-century BC Egyptian scribe
- MenelausKing of Sparta, husband of Helen of Troy
- MenesFounder of Manetho's 1st dynasty and unifier of Egypt
- MenhitNubian war goddess
- MenkaureEgyptian pharaoh of the 4th dynasty
- MentuemhatAncient Egyptian prophet
- Mentuhotep IIEgyptian pharaoh of the 11th Dynasty
- MerbokMerbok is a mukim (sub-district) in the Kuala Muda District of Kedah, Malaysia. It is know
- Mercury (mythology)Roman god of trade, merchants and travel
- Mercury dimeThe Mercury dime is a ten-cent coin struck by the United States Mint from late 1916 to 194
- Meresankh IMeresankh I ("She loves life") was an ancient Egyptian kingʻs wife and the mother of King
- MeretsegerAncient Egyptian cobra-goddess
- Merit-PtahPurported Ancient Egyptian physician
- MeritatenGreat Royal Wife, King's Daughter
- Meritites IMeritites I was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th Dynasty. Her name means "Beloved of h
- Merkers-KieselbachMerkers-Kieselbach is a former municipality in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Ge
- MerneptahPharaoh of Egypt from 1213 to 1203 BC
- Merneptah SteleInscription by the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Merneptah
- Meroë Head27–25 BC bronze statue of Roman Emperor Augustus
- Merops (mythology)The name Merops (Ancient Greek: Μέροψ means "mankind, mortals" or "dividing the voice") re
- Merytre-HatshepsutSecond Great Royal Spouse of Pharaoh Thutmose III
- MeskhenetEgyptian goddess of childbirth
- MesoamericaPre-Columbian cultural area in the Americas
- MesopotamiaHistorical region of West Asia
- Messianic SecretThe Messianic Secret is a motif in the Gospel of Mark, in which Jesus is portrayed as comm
- Metamorphoses in Greek mythologyMyths centered around physical transformation in Greek mythology
- MetempsychosisTransmigration of the soul
- Metis (mythology)Oceanid of Greek mythology
- Metres of Roman comedyRoman comedy is mainly represented by two playwrights, Plautus (writing between c.205 and
- Metrical footThe foot is the basic repeating rhythmic unit that forms part of a line of verse in most I
- Metron (poetry)A metron , (from ancient Greek μέτρον "measure"), plural metra, is a repeating section, 3
- MiaphysitismChristological doctrine
- Miasma (ancient Greek religion)Contagious power believed to have a life of its own
- Michela Schiff GiorginiItalian archaeologist (1923–1978)
- Middle PlatonismStage of philosophy development
- Milan PapyrusThe Milan Papyrus is a papyrus roll inscribed in Alexandria in the late 3rd or early 2nd c
- Milawata letter1240 B.C. item of diplomatic correspondence
- MilevumMilevum (in Latin even "Milev" or "Mireon"; Μιραίον in Ancient Greek) was a Roman–Berber c
- Military history of GreeceThe military history of Greece is the history of the wars and battles that took place in G
- Military of ancient EgyptAncient Egypt was an ancient civilization of eastern North Africa, concentrated along the
- Military of ancient RomeThe military of ancient Rome was one of the largest pre-modern professional standing armie
- Milliarium AureumMonument in Ancient Rome
- MiltenbergMiltenberg (German: ) is a town in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken)
- Min (god)Ancient Egyptian deity
- Min festivalThe Min festival was an ancient Egyptian ceremony that was held to celebrate the continued
- MinervaRoman goddess of wisdom
- MinervinaMinervina was either the first wife or a concubine of Constantine I, and the mother of his
- Minoan potteryPottery from Bronze Age Crete
- Minoan religionPrehistoric belief system
- MinosMythological king of Crete
- MinturnoMinturno is a city and comune in southern Lazio, Italy, situated on the north west bank of
- Minuscule 1424Minuscule 1424 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), δ 30 (in the
- MinyansIn Greek mythology, the Minyans or Minyae (Greek: Μινύες, Minyes) were a group of legendar
- Miracles of JesusMiracles attributed to Jesus
- MiriamSister of Moses and Aaron
- MisenoPlace on the north shore of the Bay of Naples, of Italy
- MisorMisor was the name of a deity appearing in a theogeny provided by Roman era Phoenician wri
- MithraismMystery religion in the Roman Empire
- Mithridatic WarsConflicts between Rome and Pontus, 88–63 BC
- Mocking of JesusBiblical event in the New Testament
- Modern GreekDialects and varieties of the Greek language spoken in the modern era
- Modern Greek architectureAfter the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans and the following trends of Greek migrati
- Modern Greek theatreModern Greek theatre refers to the theatrical production and theatrical plays written in t
- Modius (headdress)Cylindrical Egyptian and Greco-Roman hat
- Monte EriceMonte Erice, or ancient Greek Mount Eryx, is a mountain of Sicily, in the province of Trap
- Monte TestaccioWaste mound made from broken Roman pottery
- MontuAncient Egyptian god of war
- MonumentStructure built to commemorate a relevant person or event
- Mortuary templeTemples beside royal tombs in Ancient Egypt
- Mortuary temple of HatshepsutAncient Egyptian temple
- Mortuary Temple of Seti IThe Mortuary Temple of Seti I is the memorial temple (or mortuary temple) of the New Kingd
- Mos maiorumCustoms and traditions of ancient Rome
- Moses in IslamIslamic perspective on the prophet Moses
- Motif (visual arts)Figurative element of an artwork
- Mount Ida (Crete)Central mountain massif in Crete also called Psiloritis
- Mount Ida (Turkey)Mountain in Turkey with legendary mention in the poems of Homer
- Mount KylliniMountain in Greece
- Mount LykaionMountain in Greece
- Mount OthrysMountain range in eastern Central Greece
- Mummy brownHistorical pigment made with mummified remains
- Murus Romuli8th-century BC fortifications around the Palatine Hill in Rome, Italy
- Musawwarat es-SufraMusawwarat es-Sufra (Arabic:المصورات الصفراء al-Musawwarāt as-sufrā, Meroitic: Aborepi, Ol
- MusesInspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts
- Museum of Anatolian CivilizationsMuseum in Ankara, Turkey
- Music of ancient GreeceMusical traditions of ancient Greece
- Music of GreeceThe music of Greece is as diverse and celebrated as its history. Greek music separates int
- MutAncient Egyptian mother goddess
- Mutnedjmet (21st dynasty)Mutnedjmet was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 21st Dynasty. She was the Great Royal Wife
- MutnofretMutnofret ("Mut is Beautiful"), also rendered as Mutneferet or Mutnefert, was a queen duri
- Mycenaean religionAncient Greek religion
- MyrmidonsMythological soldiers commanded by Achilles in Homer's Iliad
- Mysteries of IsisReligious rites in the Greco-Roman cult of Isis
- Mysteries of OsirisAncient Egyptian religious festivities