Lessons for Fathers and Sons from Ancient Greek EpicsFathers occupy an outsized place in Greek myth. They are kings and models, and too often challenges...
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Lessons about War and Collective Trauma from Ancient Greece and RomeAncient Athenians and Romans also let shared mass tragedies propel justifications for going to war. Introduction On...
‘Laocoön and his Sons’: Snaky Business with Sculpture in Ancient RhodesThe myth of Laocoön dates back to the seventh century BCE as part of a series of...
The Function of Mythology and Religion in Ancient Greek SocietyMyth can be told with the intent of being allegorical, symbolic, rational, romantic, theoretical, or analytical. By...
Being Poor in Ancient GreeceThe state of poverty in fact covers a variety of situations, but always leads to exclusion, primarily...
Capitalism in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome: Risk and Unethical BusinessThe elite classes in Rome and Athens found lucrative business endeavors necessary in order to climb their...
Building Legal Order in Ancient AthensExamining classical Athens’ distinctive approach to building a system of law and order. Abstract How do democratic...
In the Courts: The Rhetoric of Ancient Athens and TodayRhetoric took precedence over evidence in Ancient Athenian courts. By Lauren Davis Introduction To many modern audiences,...
Oikos: Home and Hearth in Ancient GreeceAncient Greek houses frequently had a “complex pattern of spatial usage”, with rooms being used for multiple...
The Sacred Band of Thebes, an Ancient Elite Military Force of Same-Sex LoversThe military unit is first mentioned in 324 BCE in the speech ‘Against Demosthenes’. Introduction The Sacred Band...
Ostracism: Kicking Politicians Out of Town in Ancient AthensBallots that date more than two millennia old tell the story of ostracism. In the 1960s, archaeologists...
Unlocking Mysteries of the Ancient ParthenonRestoration of the 2,500-year-old temple in 2008 yielded new insights into the engineering feats of the golden...
Trireme: Ancient Greek Ship of WarThe design of the trireme most likely pushed the technological limits of the ancient world. Introduction A trireme,[1] “with...
Clothing in Ancient GreeceMost of what is known of ancient Greek clothing reflects only the upper-class as they were most...
The Limits of Ancestral Wealth and Power in Ancient GreeceThe societal value of a lineage in Ancient Greek society can be better understood by examining wealth...
Meli: Sacred Cakes in Ancient GreeceWe find a vast range of their artistic representations in frescos, vase paintings, and sculptures. Introduction Sacred...
The Invention of the First Coinage in Ancient LydiaIn approximately 630 BCE, someone in the Anatolian kingdom of Lydia stamped a piece of precious metal....
The Hellenistic and Roman Agora of Ancient AthensThis agora was destroyed by invasions by the Germanic Heruli and Visigoths in 267 CE and 396...
Aspasia of Miletus: A Great Mind in Ancient GreeceAncient writers from Aristophanes to Plato to Plutarch reference her eloquence and power in a world controlled...
Hesiod and ‘Pandora’s Box’ in Ancient Greek LiteraturePandora opened a jar left in her care containing sickness, death and many other unspecified evils which...
Prometheus, Imparting Knowledge, and the Anger of ZeusIntroduction In Greek mythology, Prometheus, possibly meaning “forethought”)[1] is a Titan god of fire.[2] Prometheus is credited with the creation of humanity from...
Art History and Anatomy: What’s So Funny about Ancient Greek Phalluses?One of Dionysos’s symbols was a phallus, and an oversized version was carried by a “phallus-bearer” in...
Agoge: The Education System in Ancient SpartaThe agoge was at its height during the Classical Period and was praised as the ideal form...
Geometric Art in Ancient GreeceGeometric Greece experienced a cultural revival of its historical past through epic poetry and the visual arts....
Pericles and the Restoration of the Ancient Athenian AgoraHis vision transformed a ruin into a thriving cultural center. Introduction The agora of Athens developed from the 6th century BCE...
Challenges of Agriculture in Ancient AthensWithout imported food, Athens would have starved. The 630,000 acres of land in Attica, the region in...
The Ancient Greco-Bactrian Kingdom and Hellenistic AfghanistanGreco-Bactrian cities, such as Ai-Khanoum in northeastern Afghanistan where Hellenistic remains have been found, demonstrate a sophisticated...
New Historical Methodologies and Ideologies with Thucydides in Ancient GreeceThucydides’ History was by no means the first history, but it laid a groundwork in important ways....
Compatriotism and Camaraderie in the Ancient Greek Olympic GamesAthletes and spectators were lured to Olympia by a longing for contact with their fellow Hellenes and...
How the Ancient Olympic Games Brought Together Distant Greek RivalsA scholar of ancient Greek literature explains what the Olympics of modern day have in common with...