I seem to remember hearing or reading about an ancient society whose word for love was the same as their word for hate. But searching online I can't find anything like that. What culture/language was this? Or did someone just make up this story?
posted by Josh Coe on Nov 3, 2009 - 3 answers

In Search Of..... an illustration of an 'ancient astronaut' from one of Erich Von Daniken's early books. [more inside]
posted by maryh on Jul 31, 2009 - 15 answers

What is the TV show in which people recreate ancient technology? [more inside]
posted by tim_in_oz on Jun 9, 2009 - 11 answers

Can you help me identify these two pieces of greek art, possibly located in Boston? Figure 1 - Figure 2 [more inside]
posted by Baldons on May 4, 2009 - 3 answers

Name that Ancient Greek writing convention: The "Gearing Up" scene. [more inside]
posted by lekvar on Feb 24, 2009 - 13 answers

Greek speakers needed! How do you pronounce 'κινειν' in both modern and ancient Greek? [more inside]
posted by amery on Jan 25, 2009 - 10 answers

Ancient Civilizations Crash Course: I have to teach a course beginning in February...and I don't know anything! [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 16, 2008 - 20 answers

This is an ancient chinese inscription on an antique vase... thousands of years old. Can anyone translate it or let us know what kind of dragon this is or if it realates to any story... anything would help. Thanks your help is greatly appreciated [more inside]
posted by colusa on Oct 10, 2008 - 10 answers

What's the oldest man-made thing I can buy for €1500-2000? [more inside]
posted by greytape on May 29, 2008 - 15 answers

[ancient latin or greek-filter] For an mock ceremony at a party for an friend I need some help with some translations to latin or greek to some diplomas. What would "Settle for less" or "Aspiring to mediocrity" or "Aiming for second place" become in ancient latin or greek? [more inside]
posted by Rabarberofficer on Oct 15, 2007 - 7 answers

Looking for accurate English translations of two poems written in ancient Dutch. [more inside]
posted by lhall on Jul 23, 2007 - 5 answers

Any jokes with the theme of Pyramids, Ancient Egypt or Joseph (Dreamcoat)? [more inside]
posted by pettins on May 15, 2006 - 4 answers

I want to read Plato in the original Greek. Unfortunately, I don't know any. [more inside]
posted by sid on Mar 6, 2006 - 27 answers

Any recommendations on software alternatives that are more resources friendly than their mainstream competitors? Examples: Firefox vs. IE, Winamp vs. ITunes, alternate anti-virus programs, etc.
posted by sian on Dec 18, 2005 - 18 answers

This week on Rome: Did ancient Romans smoke? What did they smoke, by Jupiter? [more inside]
posted by WolfDaddy on Sep 5, 2005 - 16 answers

Why is the dialogue in Rome all in quasi-Shakespearean English? [more inside]
posted by skryche on Sep 1, 2005 - 36 answers

I have regular television cable service, and I want to hook it up to an old television with only UHF/VHF and a coaxial port. If I recall my grandmother's set-up correctly, I need a little cable box which takes in the cable signal and feeds the television's coax port. Cable channels are selected through the box. Thing is, I can't seem to find this sort of thing in Radio's Shack catalogue, or anywhere online for that matter. With the advent of cable-friendly television sets, am I out of luck? How hard will it be for me to find a simple cable box?
posted by DrJohnEvans on Aug 2, 2005 - 17 answers

Philosophy experts: were ancient thinkers conscious of the fact that they were making untested assumptions? [more inside.] [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Jan 21, 2004 - 18 answers