Horns Aplenty: The Ancient Greek Origins of the Cornucopia
Today the symbol may seem as American as, well, Thanksgiving—but it didn’t start out that way.Baby Zeus’s Big BreakIn Greek ...
Greek City Times1d
Ancient Greek Renaissance Rewrite: “Dark Age” Shorter, Cultural Rise Earlier Than Thought
A groundbreaking discovery is rewriting the history of ancient Greece. New research suggests the cultural rise after the ...
Ancient Greece's cultural rise started a century earlier than previously thought—new research
While ancient Greece is one of the best known cultures of antiquity, there are no surviving historical narratives covering ...
Greek Reporter12d
Phocion: The Ancient Greek Who Got Elected General 45 Times
Ancient Greek general Phocion, elected 45 times for his leadership, achieved major military triumphs but met a tragic end.
CounterPunch17d
Lessons of the Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War by Thucydides is an awesome story about the ancient Greeks. But the story is more than a war report. It ...
The Earth Institute Columbia University22d
A New History of the Ancient Greek City-State
The ancient Greek polis, or city-state, was a resilient and adaptable political institution founded on the principles of citizenship, freedom, and equality. Emerging around 650 BCE and lasting until ...
Wilson Center23d
Greeks, Turks, And The Burdens Of History
And it highlights the enduring phenomenon of nationalist animosity in international relationships. Against this background of received wisdom, Greeks, Turks, and their friends are assessing the impact ...
Live Science25d
'The waters become corrupt, the air infected': How the ancient Greeks and Romans viewed pollution and what they did about it
Here's what the ancient Greeks and Romans can teach us about the environment and ourselves. From Roman soldiers in crowded camps to emperors cleaning up rivers, there are many lessons to be learned.
Phys.org26d
'The waters become corrupt, the air infected': Here's how Ancient Greeks and Romans grappled with environmental damage
Today the perilous state of the environment is often in the news. Many stories describe how Earth is being damaged by human beings and discuss ways to prevent this. These concerns are not new.
The Conversation27d
A brief history of the muses: the Greek goddesses who provided divine inspiration for ancient poets
Eventually, nine muses were identified, covering every branch of the arts, in the ancient Greek poet Hesiod’s introduction to Theogony, his epic poem about mythical stories and characters (circa ...