A considerable number of Russians living on the island speak excellent Greek, are well acquainted with the cultural traditions of the island and the classics of ancient literature and ancient Greek ...
Several ancient Roman emperors loved Greece. As the Roman Empire consolidated, Greek culture, literature, politics, and art ...
Imbuing his work with a volatile mix of tenderness, aggression, sophistication, and obscenity, the Roman poet left a record ...
Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...
Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you ...
I remember just being astonished by the representations of the gods. The omnipresence of the gods in the world of the Iliad, ...
Rajasthan marble meets poured concrete in this Parisian apartment where Franco-Greek designers pay homage to Carlo Scarpa's ...
Scholars debate whether the Gospel stories preserve ancient memories or are just Greek literature in disguise. But there’s a ...
The Classics Symposium will explore the lasting influence of classical studies and feature reflections on its evolution from experts in the field.
The Greek War of Independence erupted into the the early nineteenth century as Europe was being shaken to its roots by riots in many nations.
During these thousand years, this period was nourished by legends and unfounded speculations, such as the alleged conversion of the Khazars, used to compensate for the lack of historical sources. It ...
When a 17-year-old presents a collection of poems titled "Gnostic Ruminations”, one is forced to put your thinking hat before ...