Alexander the Great accomplished so much so soon so young that he rightly earned the honor of heroic greatness. He was definitely a hero and a genius. His mother Olympias tried to convince him he was ...
The Mycenaean civilization was the first advanced culture of mainland Greece, shaping the foundations of Greek identity, myth ...
Wildfires driven by increasing winds and unprecedented heat surrounded Athens, Greece, this past summer, blanketing its ancient marble monuments and olive groves with ash and acrid smoke. These are ...
Did political decentralization foster classical civilization? That is one of the central claims of this fascinating new work of analytical history by the Stanford political scientist and classicist ...
Glory in Ancient Greece centered on kleos, the pursuit of fame and lasting remembrance after death and mortality.
Suppose you could travel back in time to the third century BCE, and visit Alexandria, the capital city of the Greek kingdom of Egypt. Arguably it was the most enlightened, wealthy, and powerful of all ...
In a quiet street in the heart of the Greek capital stands a massive sand-colored classical building, held by elegant columns as if ripped straight from ancient Greek civilization. This is the ...
Wildfires driven by increasing winds and unprecedented heat surrounded Athens, Greece, this past summer, blanketing its ancient marble monuments and olive groves with ash and acrid smoke. These are ...