Athenian calendars used lunar cycles and/or solar events to affix dates. Introduction The term “Athenian Calendar” (also...
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At the site of Pylos, archaeologists are still working at both the Palace of Nestor and its...
His play replaces Helen in Troy with a decoy while the real Helen awaits the end of...
Dance is largely defined in ancient Greek literature as an element of the mousike. By Nathalie Choubineh...
In 1893 and 1894 French archaeologists uncovered two extremely similar kouroi while excavating the sanctuary of Apollo...
Weakened by long wars with Sassanid Persia, the Byzantine Empire’s development of Greek Fire came at a...
Ancient Greek funerary practices are attested widely in the literature, the archaeological record, and the art of...
He could not keep his word as he kept changing sides and lived in exile. Alcibiades, the...
Since then, the square in front of the Old Royal Palace has been renamed Constitution Square, or...
Indirect communication is a central feature of the lying tales Odysseus tells. In book 13 of the...
There are many interpretations of the story and what the horse actually was, if it even existed...
Kratos is characterized as brutal and merciless, advocating for the use of unnecessary violence. Introduction In Greek...
As a punishment for his trickery, Hades made King Sisyphus roll a huge boulder endlessly up a...
Apart from some futile attempts to recapture their freedom, for well over a century the Greeks remained...
These cultures are often examined separately, and thus the ample cross-cultural transmission between them is overlooked. By...
Intense tribalism in a pre-Hellenic world was deep and civilization itself would collapse in the region. Introduction...
“Hellenistic” Athens may not shine as brightly as Classical Athens, but it has lived unfairly in the...
The men reached a consensus; they did not want to follow Alexander further into Indian territory. By...
The Agora was the central gathering place for all of Athens, where social and commercial dealings took...
The Spartan Eurypontid king Agesilaus led two expeditions against Thebes but achieved little. Introduction and Background The...
Athens had the largest and wealthiest city-state, but they also had a larger class of people excluded...
Meant to protect citizens from demagogues and tyrants, it became a tool to use against political enemies....
Greek civilization had a powerful influence on the Roman Empire and many others that followed through today....
The idea of a single, unified, and dominant religion shared by all members of a single culture...
Heraclitus maintained that the very nature of life is flux, is change, and that to resist this...
There are over 90 Pre-Socratic philosophers, all of whom contributed something to world knowledge. Introduction The Pre-Socratic...
The famous Greek playwrights, historians, and physicians familiar to us today lived in the fifth century. Introduction...
Salamis has come down to us as a key event in the early history of Western Civilization....
Corinth was utterly destroyed in this year by the victorious Roman army and all of her treasures...
Alexander, unable to attack from the sea, built causeway stretching out to the island on a natural...