For the Ancient Greeks, virtue was the most important quality a person could have, and being virtuous was the absolute goal ...

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As a classicist, I am often asked for Greek and Roman reflections on love for holidays and weddings. I usually admit at the outset that ancient ideas about love rarely match modern expectations. Take, ...

A newly deciphered Herculaneum scroll, revealed through Pulsed Thermography, exposes fresh details about the Greek origins of ...

A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a more complex rise to fame than one might think. The birth of ...

In ancient Greece, wealthy men often gathered for decadent banquets called symposia. Not only an occasion for thinking and philosophizing, the symposium was also a place for enjoying women, wine, and ...

The vibrant period of Ancient Greek civilization from 1200 BCE to 323 BCE gave us exceptional achievements that we continue to benefit from today. It was a long stretch of time that spanned from the ...