Greek Reporter16h
Why Renaissance Thinkers Saw Italy as the “New Ancient Greece”
Renaissance thinkers saw their own era as a reenactment of the great dramas of Greek history. What drove this comparison?
Greek City Times1d
Spartan warriors engaged in an unusual ritual of combing their hair before battle
For the Spartans, hair combing before the battle displayed their readiness to face death with calm and courage, an act meant ...
Greek Reporter5d
What Stood on the Acropolis Before the Parthenon?
The Acropolis of Athens is one of the most visited world sites, but what stood on top of it before the construction of the ...
Greek City Times6d
Eurysthenes, a descendant of Heracles who led the Dorian conquest of the Peloponnesus
Born in the 11th century BCE, Eurysthenes was the twin son of Aristodemus, himself a descendant of Heracles. He became the ...
Opinion
Commentary: Plagues destroy humanity, vaccines save it
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.” The words are Ecclesiastes 1:9 – among my ...
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Tempi: The student protest is underway in Athens – Demonstrations across the country
The "head" of the march is outside Parliament, images from the demonstration in downtown Athens – A large number of students, university students, and educators are present – The Syntagma and Panepist ...