Ancient Olympians were renowned for their strength and agility, but were any of these athletes women? And were there other sporting opportunities in which women in ancient Greece could compete? The ...
A woman who lived around 3,500 years ago in Bronze Age Greece has come back into public view in a very unusual way. Not ...
In the shadow of Vesuvius, Pompeii has long offered an unparalleled window into ancient Roman life—but the view has been skewed. For centuries, women’s roles in the city have been overlooked or ...
When we imagine ancient Greece, we tend to think of marble, tragedies, philosophers, and wars. But the Greeks were also a ...
On the sacred island of Delos in Greece, birth and death were forbidden under strict ritual beliefs and Athenian control.
Even after more than two thousand years, Aristophanes remains one of historys most influential comic writers. His plays ...
Archaeological research in Brauron seeks to uncover rural history of ancient Greece, building a picture of people’s lives during that time.
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Greek myths get a feminist twist with Natalie Haynes
Natalie Haynes has carved a unique space in literature by breathing new life into ancient Greek myths. Through novels like 'A Thousand Ships,' 'Stone Blind,' and her latest, 'No Friend to this House,' ...
A powerful voice from ancient myth took centre stage at the Swindon Festival of Literature, with a reminder of how little life has changed for women through the ages.
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