Tourism was widespread in ancient Greece, largely driven by the major sporting events of the Panhellenic Games held at Olympia, Delphi, Isthmia, and...
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It was once believed that Shakespeare was intimately familiar with ancient Greek tragedies and romances. However, that theory has long been discredited. How then was the great English playwright influenced by ancient Greece? Simply put, Shakespeare’s plays are suffused with references to ancient Greece. These include direct assimilations of names, characters, and places. One such […]
Tourism was widespread in ancient Greece, largely driven by the major sporting events of the Panhellenic Games held at Olympia, Delphi, Isthmia, and...
An ancient Greek inscription on a marble slab that was recently found in storage at a Scottish museum is a “graduate school yearbook” with a list...
An ancient Greek symposium was a wine-drinking banquet that took place after a meal, with one of many purposes being the introduction of young people...
In 1947, Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl set out on an ambitious journey to challenge the accepted theories about how Polynesia was settled: he...
Maza was a staple food in ancient Greece, typically made from barley flour mixed with water or wine. It was often flavored with cheese and honey, and...
The list of texts Year 12 English students are allowed to study include ABC documentaries, Ancient Greek plays, and a George Clooney historical...
Graffiti, produced by an inmate of an ancient Roman prison in Corinth, Greece, had a chilling message for captors, an archaeologist revealed recently....
Several Greek New Year customs are mainly celebrated with enthusiasm in rural Greece. Among these customs is the New Year’s ritual of Momogeroi,...
Get to know James Harden; he is an NBA player who plays for the LA Clippers. In 2023, he was placed 12th on the list of 50 highest paid athletes in...
A rapidly spreading wildfire in southern California reached the grounds of the Getty Villa Museum which houses exquisite exhibits from ancient Greece...