Oracle at Delphi in the Ancient World: The Most Famous Shrine of Divination in...
Although the Delphic Oracle is best known for dispensing advice concerning imperial matters such as with Croesus, it became a repository of...
Aphrodite, Ancient Grecce’s Embodiment of Beauty
Aphrodite was worshiped in Ancient Greece as the goddess of beauty, love, sexuality, pleasure and the protector of sailors.
She was always portrayed as a...
On the Murder of Eratosthenes
Euphiletus’s speech was directed towards the Athenian court in an effort to sway its jurors into acknowledging his crime as a lesser crime than...
The Myth of Odysseus and Aeolus
The homesick Odysseus makes a powerful friend who gives him a great gift, but when nearly home he is undone by the greed of...
Was the philosopher Socrates of Athens a hero?
Asking whether or not Socrates was a hero takes him out of his culture and transplants him to the early 21st century. As a...
Ancient Greece, part 2 – Herodotus and the Persian Wars
At the beginning of the fifth century BC, the Achaemenid Persian Empire was the most powerful state in the Ancient Near East.
The term ‘Achaemenid’...
The Golden Age of Olympia –The Classical Greek Period
The Classical Period was the golden age of Olympia. The Olympic games, Panhellenic unity and interstate rivalry reached a peak. All found expression in...
Ancient Greece, part 3 – Pericles and the Athenian Empire
The Delian League
With the final defeat of the Persians, mainland Greece was safe from invasion.
But now a most extraordinary thing happened.
In the winter of...
Cypriote Ships – Archaic Shipbuilding Techniques
Archaic vessels give a strong impression of the skill of Cypriote boat builders for a variety of purposes – fishing, coastal transport and transporting...
Ancient Greece, part 6 – Greek Religion and Philosophy
Understanding Greek Religion
In order to understand Greek religion, it is necessary for us to make a leap of the imagination.
One of the barriers to...