The ancient city-state of Syracuse (Συράκουσαι) was a Greek colony established on the eastern coast of Sicily. The city rose to prominence...

When many people talk about the ancient Greek Cynics, these peculiar philosophers, most are thinking of Diogenes of Sinope—the eccentric man who...

Imagine an Ancient Greek philosopher like Pyrrho, so untouched by this life’s problems that he could even carry on debating during a surgery. Or one...

Pablo Picasso is most commonly remembered as the architect of Cubism or the brilliant creator behind Guernica, yet his relationship with Ancient...

Greek philosopher Theophrastus (c. 372 BC, Eresus, Lesbos — c. 287) was a Greek philosopher and pupil of Aristotle and perhaps the first weather...

One of the most striking aspects of the ancient Greek philosopher Proclus’s thought is his discussion of planetary spheres and their associated...

During his historic voyage, Nearchus, the ancient Greek admiral of Crete who served under Alexander the Great, experienced numerous remarkable...

Thucydides is considered the ‘guiding light’ of political realism, the philosophy that states operate out of self-interest and the pursuit of...

For as long as there has been war, there has been a need to reveal what the enemy is planning. This was no less true in ancient Greece where generals...

The ancient Greek city of Pergamon in Anatolia flourished and enjoyed a long period of glory, forging a successful alliance with Rome in the...