It is attributed to a Roman writer, Petronius Arbiter, but this has been disputed - see this comprehensive piece:
http://www.dtc.umn.edu/~reedsj/petronius.html
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Ancient history refers to the period from the first written records - around 3600 BCE
Artemis was said to rule the wild places in ancient Greece.
Because Socrates said so. He also said it took an F#*king long time to right it down.
According to ancient Mesopotamian mythology, Gilgamesh was said to have died at the age of 126 years old.
Yes, the British Museum online said it was for holding water.