Thucydides on the spread of plague and parallels in the American response to the health crisis today....
Greek
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...
The story of Psyche is one of a mortal woman who completes many seemingly impossible trials. Introduction...
Places in ancient cities such as shops and marketplaces were useful locations to spread false rumors. At...
The oldest form of security offered by property was pawning. By Kelly Lambert As long as people...
Treatment of mental illness in ancient Greece was a new and experimental process. Introduction Mental illness was an...
Myth can be told with the intent of being allegorical, symbolic, rational, romantic, theoretical, or analytical. By...
Proclus devoted his entire life to the defense of Greek polytheism and the systematization of Platonic theology....
The earliest forms of democratic governments began to form in Greek city-states in the sixth century BCE....
Sparta was a society with too many institutional checks and balances, and Athens was a society with...
She won a contest with Poseidon over who would preside over the city cherished by all the...
There is a vibrancy in Minoan art which was not present in the contemporary East. Introduction The...
Exploring the Parthenon and its sculptural program from the perspective of gender. Introduction Few monuments can claim...
Strong and brave, the Amazons were a force to be reckoned with in Greek mythology – but...
The Macedonians were also noted horsemen, horse-breeders, and horse-worshipers up to the time of Philip II. Introduction...
The name of the Cabeiri recalls Mount Kabeiros, a mountain in the region of Berekyntia in Asia...
Athenian calendars used lunar cycles and/or solar events to affix dates. Introduction The term “Athenian Calendar” (also...
Indirect communication is a central feature of the lying tales Odysseus tells. In book 13 of the...
Apart from some futile attempts to recapture their freedom, for well over a century the Greeks remained...
Trading stations played an important role as the furthest outposts of Ancient Greek culture. By Dr. Colette...
In the architectural void of a new nation, he borrowed from ancient Athens to express America’s democratic...
2,500 years ago, Anaxagoras correctly determined that the rocky moon reflects light from the sun, explaining lunar...
Two alternative conceptions of government – a republic and an oligarchy. By Friedrich Schiller18th-Century Philosopher and Historian...
Hippocrates used the “four humours” theory to explain the origins of these infections but understood the environment’s...