How art and architecture fit within the larger context of ancient Greek society, culture, and religion. Introduction...
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A thematic approach to the cultures of the Bronze Age Aegean, looking to women and non-elites in...
The story of Atreus and his heirs made excellent dramatic material for ancient Greek and Roman literature....
Her poetry was well-known and greatly admired through much of antiquity. Introduction Sappho, who lived from around...
Pregnancy was dangerous in the ancient world due to relatively primitive prenatal care and obstetric medicine. Introduction...
Only a rare few are able to summon courage among the drive of others to maintain power....
There are two types of falsehood, the veritable lie and the verbal lie. In the Republic (389b-c),...
Medusa was violated by Poseidon in Athena’s temple and then punished for being violated. Introduction Medusa is a...
The Macedonian empire connected the center of the known world, with the vast, foreign, and “exotic” East....
Polycrates’ career seems to have followed a similar pattern as the rest of the Greek tyrants. Introduction...
Satyrs are frequently depicted causing havoc by attacking women and performing lewd tricks with wine cups. Introduction...
Most land in ancient Greece and Rome was privately owned, used for agriculture, and influenced city layouts....
Our modern inability to comprehend large numbers of the dead render them faceless and nameless. Introduction The...
A fresh power struggle began in Central Asia and a new era of adjustment and cultural assimilation...
Almost all analyses of ancient festivals are no more than probable, ahistorical scripts or templates. Introduction The...
Introduction Philip II of Macedon (359-336 BCE) envisaged a broad Macedonian kingdom and his colonial expansion resulted in...
American democracy was at the center of Greek public discourse and became a basic argument among them...
Fathers occupy an outsized place in Greek myth. They are kings and models, and too often challenges...
Hippolyta was but the second of the known Amazon queens. Introduction Hippolyta, or Hippolyte, was a queen...
The early Greeks understood what all people know – language is power. By Dr. David HuttoAssistant Professor...
Ancient Athenians and Romans also let shared mass tragedies propel justifications for going to war. Introduction On...
There is more evidence for athletics for women in Sparta than women in the rest of the...
Thucydides on the spread of plague and parallels in the American response to the health crisis today....
By the 8th century BCE, Homer and Hesiod were writing about planetary influences. Introduction Ancient Greek astronomy was the...
Pre-Socratic Philosophers in ancient Greece advanced a non-theistic view of the universe. Introduction Aristarchus of Samos (l. c....
Formal education ended at adolescence after which a large part was informal and relied on simple human...
Poseidon was a major civic god of several city-states, such as Athens and Corinth. Introduction Poseidon[1] was...
Each tyrant used propaganda in the way that best enhanced his strength as a leader. The Deinomenid...
“Calling a spade a spade” was part of the concept of parrhesia. By Dr. Xavier RiuProfessor of...
The golden fleece was the object Jason and his Argonauts were sent to retrieve. Introduction The golden...