Did You Know That…?

(Snippets of useful information about Greco-Roman antiquity)

1. Did you know that Saint Nicholas (a.k.a., Santa Claus) was born ca. 270 CE in Patara, a city in Lycia (southwestern Turkey/Anatolia)?

2. Did you know that most accounts of the mythological figure Medusa identify her as north African?

3. Did you know that the founder of Stoicism, Zeno of Kition, was probably from a Phoenician family?