Horns Aplenty: The Ancient Greek Origins of the Cornucopia
Today the symbol may seem as American as, well, Thanksgiving—but it didn’t start out that way.Baby Zeus’s Big BreakIn Greek ...
Greek City Times18h
Ancient Greek Renaissance Rewrite: “Dark Age” Shorter, Cultural Rise Earlier Than Thought
A groundbreaking discovery is rewriting the history of ancient Greece. New research suggests the cultural rise after the ...
Greek Reporter1d
The Fascinating Story Behind the Greek Temple of Athena Nike
This ancient Greek structure has been a witness to the rise ... The east frieze, on the other hand, showcases an assembly of ...
Ancient Greece's cultural rise started a century earlier than previously thought—new research
While ancient Greece is one of the best known cultures of antiquity, there are no surviving historical narratives covering ...
Greek Reporter12d
Phocion: The Ancient Greek Who Got Elected General 45 Times
Ancient Greek general Phocion, elected 45 times for his leadership, achieved major military triumphs but met a tragic end.
CounterPunch16d
Lessons of the Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War by Thucydides is an awesome story about the ancient Greeks. But the story is more than a war report. It ...
Wilson Center23d
Greeks, Turks, And The Burdens Of History
And it highlights the enduring phenomenon of nationalist animosity in international relationships. Against this background of received wisdom, Greeks, Turks, and their friends are assessing the impact ...
The Conversation26d
A brief history of the muses: the Greek goddesses who provided divine inspiration for ancient poets
Eventually, nine muses were identified, covering every branch of the arts, in the ancient Greek poet Hesiod’s introduction to Theogony, his epic poem about mythical stories and characters (circa ...
The Conversation27d
‘The waters become corrupt, the air infected’: here’s how Ancient Greeks and Romans grappled with environmental damage
These concerns are not new. Millennia ago, people in ancient Greece and Rome already knew humans were damaging the natural world. Literature from these ancient times contains many references to ...
Neos Kosmos27d
Greek candidates for council elections make their case: Why Greeks should vote for them
Neos Kosmos reached out to as many Greek candidates as possible in the upcoming local elections, and they all have a clear message on why their communities should support them. Of the 37 Greek ...