Greek Colonization and its Impact on the Mediterranean World
Greek legends often tell us about countless expeditions and stopovers on distant islands and shores. These legends actually recount episodes of the...
Ulysses’ Decade Long Journey from Troy to Ithaca
Today, an intrepid yachtsman can trace Ulysses’ almost mythical journey around the western Mediterranean. Odysseus, Ulysses’ Homeric name, derived from ‘The Wolf’, implying he...
Ideals and Realities of the Classical Greek House
The Classical Greek house was built around particular ideals, but these are sometimes sacrificed for the realities of society.
Introduction
The type of house which the...
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...
Masters of Ancient Greek Art: Phidias, Polykleitos, and Myron
Phidias, Polykleitos, and Myron are three of the most famous names in ancient Greek art. Their reputation lives on in copies of classical sculptures.
Little...
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...
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...
The Battle of Plataea
A summary of the Battle of Plataea, which effectively ended the Persian Invasion of 480 B.C.E
After Salamis
After the Battle of Salamis in 480 B.C.E,...
Aphrodite – The Goddess of Cyprus
Aphrodite, goddess of fertility and sensual pleasure, was born from the foam of the sea at Petra tou Romiou. In Cyprus she was passionately...
A Modern Madam – Athens, 440 BC
She heard the whisper from a mouth covered by a palm. Furtive eyes looked over a delicately manicured hand. "Did you know her name...