The first known written account of a run from Marathon to Athens occurs in the works of...
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Examining the use of sortition in democratic Athens—by far the best documented classical paradigm. By Dr. Ephraim...
What they can help us understand about recreating relationships – as a bridge from our past to...
Persepolis was conceived by the Achaemenid monarchs as a showcase for the world. Abstract The present work...
The basis for the writing system known as the ‘alphabet’ came from the Near East. Introduction The Greek Alphabet developed...
Commerce, then as now, could make individuals wealthy enough to make lavish displays of piety. Introduction The...
Although few of his works have survived, he is referenced extensively by later writers. Introduction Callimachus of Cyrene (l....
The decision of Athens to support the Ionian rebellion greatly angered the Persians. Introduction Persia was one...
Greco-Roman accounts of the Persian Wars mention astrologers among high-ranking Persian dignitaries. Introduction Hellenistic astrology encompassed various forms...
It was considered a time of rebirth, in which the rulers considered the region to be of...
They made acquisitions such a priority around that scholars began hiding their private libraries to prevent their...
The dominant architectural system in use in the Greek, Roman, and Punic shipyards. During the Hellenistic period...
What precisely was a ship painter in the ancient Mediterranean? Introduction Ancient literary sources often mention the...
Hephaistion’s ancestry offers us an interesting insight into fluidity of Macedonian identity. Introduction An epigraphical survey (with...
Are you one of those who have always been captivated by the enchanting allure of the Greek...
Innovations introduced in chemical apparatus and experimental practice by ancient civilizations. Egypt From the First Dynasty (3150–2925...
Examining the ethnicity of the persons who surrounded the king. In the more than half a century...
“Ancient Greece” in the Classical Age is often conflated with what happened in Athens specifically. Introduction The...
Greeks were ‘the first to endure the sight of Median clothing and of the men wearing it’....
Histories of Classical Greece tend to follow well-trod paths. Introduction The first decade of the second century...
The Mediterranean became de iure a Greek and, still more, Athenian sea. By Dr. V.L. KonstantinopoulosAncient Historian...
The relationship between Patroclus and Achilles is the strongest one in the ‘Iliad’. Introduction Patroclus is a figure...
His treatment of the battle is evocative of the Iliad. It is late afternoon on the day...
The rhetoric of the Persian Wars was central to Alexander’s goal of forging panhellenic unity. Introduction In...
How apparent changes in ritual may have related to wider socio-political changes. Abstract During the course of...
In a number of myths, the hero must himself become the ‘savage’ he wishes to tame. Abstract...
Stories in Greek mythology on the cycle of nature showing youth, death, and rejuvenation have lessons for...
The law courts in Athens were different and diverse: as time changed they changed too. Introduction The...
The “dark ages” were not as “dark” as they were once thought to be. Introduction The Greek Dark Age (c....
Alexander was imbued with a belief in his own special nature. Alexander the Great was religiously both...