Ancient Greek astronomer Aristarchus was the first to discover the heliocentric system, maintaining that the Earth revolves around the sun. Credit:...
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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 […]
Ancient Greek astronomer Aristarchus was the first to discover the heliocentric system, maintaining that the Earth revolves around the sun. Credit:...
Two one-act plays by Susan Glaspell will be presented in English for the first time in Cyprus and Greece, with Nicosia performances coming up at the...
In Ancient Greece, the word “traitor” carried a weight that echoed through history. Among the golden pages of Greek civilization lie darker...
A new study suggests that the structure of ancient Greek music can affect how people perceive taste, with certain musical modes triggering specific...
A relief exhibited at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece shows an ancient Greek youth practicing by balancing a football on his...
Eros, the ancient Greek god of love, is depicted in this exquisite sculpture at New York’s Metropolitan Museum (The Met) resting in serene slumber....
Eros, the ancient Greek god of love, is depicted in this exquisite sculpture at New York’s Metropolitan Museum (The Met) resting in serene slumber....
A 17th-century representation of the Greek muses Clio, Thalia, and Euterpe. Credit: Eustache Le Sueur / / Public Domain A new study suggests that the...
Researchers say that ancient Greek vases dating back to 450 to 440 BC used in the funeral rites of the elite most likely used gypsum in their...
Credit: wikimedia commons / ikonact CC-BY 4.0 A geological study suggests that part of modern-day Greece may have once been physically connected to...