In Madeline Miller’s captivating novel, a feared and maligned goddess from the Odyssey addresses male anxiety about female power.
Despite the current political landscape of the US, we can look to antiquity to see that the red cap was actually once a symbol of citizenship and welcome to the foreigner.
New translations of classics by Homer, Hesiod and Euripides remind us why they became classics.
There has been a strong Jewish presence in the region since ancient times, and kosher tradition is reflected in recipes for the Passover feast.
Emily Wilson’s tweets are quietly revolutionary, a new kind of experience for anyone who likes to watch knowledge take shape in an open format.
Hippocrates of Cos, Epidemics 2.30 “If someone has head pain from a hangover, have him drink a cup of unmixed wine. For different head pains, have the patient eat bread warm from unmixed wine.” Ἢν …
If you’re a history buff, you might not know much particle physics. But the two fields share more in common than you’d think. X-rays from a high-energy lab have revealed ancient Greek medical texts that had been stripped and covered with religious writing.
The grand humanist Erasmus of Rotterdam gave great advice on how to learn expressions, sayings, and proverbs. In this article, I'll show you how to adapt his easy method to learn the Latin vocabulary of everyday things.
Exclusive: Camden School for Girls uses Just Giving site to raise money to keep course going
As the #MeToo movement takes center stage, we asked historians to look to the past for lessons from powerful women.
Work on a new Roma subway station has uncovered an ancient Roman 'Commander's House', the first discovery of its kind in the Italian capital, archaeologists said Friday. © ANSA
In 2012, a remarkable artifact appeared on eBay — and my research into its origins raised troubling questions.
Reassessing Antigone in Light of Roy Moore
Lynn Kozak’s Happy Hour Homer is part of her ongoing research into how Homer’s epics would have been made digestible for their first live audiences
Things happen out in the world, and someone, somewhere, then tweets a bit of Thucydides. (I’m aware that my perspective on this is skewed, because I actively monitor it, but it does happen). …