Epaminondas transformed the Ancient Greek city-state of Thebes, leading it out of Spartan subjugation into a preeminent...
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Aspasia was a woman of formidable intelligence and eloquence who influenced many of the important writers, thinkers,...
The sound quality in ancient times was likely much better than it is today. By Brigit Katz It...
Beer is the most consumed beverages in the world with a long history. What does the ancient...
The synthesis of Greek and Egyptian customs, beliefs and practices created by Ptolemy I and his heirs...
Immediately after the death of Alexander the Great, the power play began. By Robin WaterfieldBritish Classics Scholar...
Examining the ancient Greek interpretation of freedom and its collateral of responsibility. Scientific Deliberation and Practical Wisdom―Exclusive...
Athenians preferred to memorialize punishments for eternity. By Dr. Danielle S. AllenJames Conant Bryan University Professor of...
Analyzing the Hasmonean rulers’ approach to Hellenistic culture. Abstract The archaeological excavations of the Hasmonean palaces in...
The weapon ceased to exist by the time the Ottoman Empire finally conquered Constantinople in 1453. September...
The napalm of ancient warfare. By Mark CartwrightHistor Introduction Greek Fire was an incendiary weapon first used in Byzantine...
One area in which Archimedes excelled was in the design and construction of great war machines. By...
Constructing a “national” identity of the Athenian inhabitants during the tyrannical governance of Peisistratos and his sons....
Athens wanted to put an end to the economic competition of Aegina. Kosmos Society / 11.2018 Aegina...
Alexander the Great’s cause of death has been contentious since antiquity. By Nathan Gamble (left) and...
Following training and cooperation with the Phoenicians, the ancient Greeks launched a huge wave of colonization across...
Sacello Ipogeico (Heroon), Paestum, Italy / Photo by Berthold Werner, Wikimedia Commons Hero cults were one of the most...
Examining the important role of music in ancient Greek cult practices. By Dr. Jana Kubatzki Research Associate in...
Harvester Vase from Hagia Triada, c. 1550-1500 B.C.E., black steatite, diameter 4.5 inches (Archaeological Museum of Heraklion)...
Orphic Prayer Sheet, 350–300 B.C., Greek. Gold, 1 7/16 x 7/8 in. The J. Paul Getty Museum,...
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), attributed to the Amasis Painter, c.540 BCE / Metropolitan Museum of Art, New...
School of Athens fresco, by Raphael, c.1510 / Apostolic Palace, Vatican City Lecture by Dr. Eleanor Dickey...