From the sleek, deadly triremes to the colossal tessarakonteres, ancient Greek ships inspired modern ship design.

Laconic Greek, the dialect once spoken by the ancient Spartans, is one of the most fascinating examples of linguistic endurance. Despite centuries of historical upheavals, conquests, and the dominance ...

The International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama returns this summer with impressive, contemporary renditions of long-standing tales. Once again, top-tier theatre companies have been chosen to ...

Elizabeth Banks thinks her new murder-mystery show “The Better Sister” has a few things in common with Shakespeare. “I felt ...

This is a black comedy dressed up as a Greek tragedy, a hilariously dark, joyfully brutal and very modern immorality tale. A Greek wine tasting event at Prince Wine Store, taking you on a vinous ...

Please note that some modules run in alternate years, e.g. CLAS0011 Greek Tragedy alternates with CLAS0136 Greek Comedy; CLAS0036 Stoics, Epicureans and Sceptics alternates with CLAS0141 Early Greek ...

Margaret and the producers describe it as “a black comedy dressed up as a Greek tragedy – a hilariously dark, joyfully brutal, and very modern immorality tale.” “You can watch a Shakespear ...

discuss the development of the genre of Greek drama and provide examples of its main features and evolution. interpret the texts considering relevant historical, literary-historical, literary, and/or ...

In an innovative effort to showcase a near-original rendition of the Greek tragedy "Antigone," the University of Cincinnati's Classics Assistant Professor Anna Conser has set out to create an ...

Echoing the sorrow of an ancient Greek tragedy, this unspeakable event unfolded in the autumn of 1921, when Greek mothers in the town of Santa made a heartbreaking decision: to surrender their crying ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK — In a story as old and tragic as an ancient Greek play, a male ...