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A 2,500 year old drawing by a Greek shepherd on a hill near Athens may solve the mystery of a large temple on the Acropolis that predates the Parthenon.
The marbles are a physical manifestation of what it meant to be Athenian during the 5th century BC.
If you’re overworked, skipping gym and drinking too much – fret not. People had the same concerns some 2000 years ago.
It started with the ancient Greek word for crab. Here’s what happened after that.
What makes us human? Greek and Roman thinkers were preoccupied with this question. And some of their observations of animals foreshadowed recent findings in the behavioural sciences.
The Olympic Games have also been highly political events – Paris 2024 will be no different.
The ancient evidence suggests Alexander was particularly close with one of his male companions. But how close exactly?
Conventional stereotypes about romance portray it as a passionate, irrational game. Ancient philosophers, on the other hand, viewed love as something dangerous − but also enlightening.
Without the internet, television, radio or any widespread means of communication, ancient Greek athletes had to struggle to make their success known and easily communicated to a broad public.
A battle over the voting districts in Detroit has landed in the Supreme Court, but any ruling may come too late for 2024 state elections.
Reading Wilson’s Iliad, one senses something of the chant of Homer’s verse, even through the written word.
Stoicism isn’t just a set of ideas; it’s meant to be put into practice. The ancient philosophy is finding new fans through online communities.
The use of music in theater goes back to ancient Greece, and its popularity has grown to the modern-day productions of ‘Hamilton.’
Writing about same-sex relationships and gender beyond a strict male-female binary was more common in ancient Greece and Rome than students assume, a scholar writes.
From ill-thought renovation schemes to the latest row over the repatriation of the Parthenon marbles, this is not the first time the British Museum reckons with a custodianship crisis.
Following a number of films featuring debauched emperors, it is nowadays commonplace to associate the Greek-Roman antiquity with orgies. But is this historically accurate?
From snake-like creatures with claws to jealous virgin ghosts, female monsters have long been a part of women’s lore. Such figures were Intimately tied to childbirth, sexuality and child mortality.
Those who seek power for the sake of power are less attracted to high office when more people get a say.
Death was always a possibility, but gladiator combat was controlled by referees.
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Emeritus Professor of Classics, La Trobe University
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Professor of Classical Studies, Brandeis University
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Honorary Professor, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Sydney
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Paul Eliadis Chair of Classics and Ancient History, The University of Queensland
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Professeur d'histoire ancienne, Université de Lorraine
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Casual Academic, University of Newcastle
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Research Associate Professor (tenured), French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas
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Lecturer in Ancient History, Cardiff University
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Professor Emerita, Classical Studies, The Open University
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Lecturer in Classical Studies, The Open University
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Research Scholar, Classics and History and Philosophy of Science, Stanford University
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Research Fellow and ARC DECRA Fellow, Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Professor of Greek History, The University of Queensland
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