For most people, the idea of ancient Greek sculpture conjures up an image of smooth, featureless white stone. It's an image ...
The elusiveness of lasting peace isn’t a new problem. The ancient Greeks struggled to maintain it, even if they considered peace an ideal state. As Homer did in his Odyssey, many early poets paired ...
ATHENS – Ancient Greek artifacts are being returned to Greece by Israel, with a handover ceremony held Tuesday, October 13, ...
Since I was a little boy in Athens, I learned at school to cherish two words: integrity and parrhesia – the courage to speak ...
Explore the similarities and differences between two of the most powerful city-states in Ancient Greece with this engaging lesson comparing Athens and Sparta. This resource helps pupils understand how ...
Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Thousands of years ago, on the continent of Europe, some people live their everyday lives in one of the ...
Speech casts nation-first foreign policy as rooted in ancient Greek ideals Rubio delivers address from Pnyx, where ancient Athens' popular assembly once met Rubio visits Iceland, Greece and Portugal ...
Sarah Manguso is a freelance writer and author. Her work has appeared in Harper's Magazine, The Paris Review, and other publications. When we travel we bring home not just souvenirs but stories, the ...
Last April, my husband, Steve, and I boarded the Viking Vesta in Athens for Viking Ocean Cruises’ Ancient Mediterranean ...