The story of Persephone and Hades is one of the most famous in Greek mythology: Persephone, the Greek goddess of…
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The sculptor Chares could well have remained an unknown student of the great Lysippos if he had not become the…
Read MoreWhat has a beginning will inevitably come to an end. As tragic as they may seem, wars have a crucial…
Read MoreAtlantis, the mythological island that disappeared in a single day, is well-known. Who was the first to find out about…
Read MoreHomer and Herodotus tell us of a clan of Amazons, female warriors who once dwelt on the Black Sea’s coasts…
Read MoreThe Arkadiko Bridge, along the contemporary route from Tirynthos to Epidavros in the Peloponnese, Greece, is the world’s oldest bridge…
Read MoreWhat was ancient Greece’s legacy? By creating new technologies and building new governance systems such as democracy, architecture, athletics, art,…
Read MoreSparta is commonly portrayed as an ancient Greek city full of fearless and strong warriors. However, little is known about…
Read MoreThe Valley of the Butterflies is a unique nature reserve located in Rhodes, about 27 km from the capital. This…
Read MoreModern society imagines the Druids as fairy-tale wizards, but this is just a myth. These people lived in the British…
Read MoreBronze tan, a myriad of scars, and an athletic physique are most contemporaries' images of Roman gladiators.
Read MoreThe strongest state of the ancient world at the end of the fifth century B.C. was Sparta. The Greeks admired…
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