Did the Ancient Greeks really invent the Olympics? What did they wear? How did they party? What did Ancient Greek music sound ...

We are transported back to the year 500 BCE to meet Aspasia of Miletus - one of the most important women in Athens - to find out about everyday life in Ancient Greece. Our civilisation is known ...

recounting historic events or exalting the social values of the aristocracy from whose ranks most guests were drawn. The word skolion means “sideways” in ancient Greek, a reference to how the ...

While ancient Greece didn't have a police force in the same way we think of them today, they did have systems for enforcing ...

Busy ancient city, Athens A celebration of everyday life in early Athens, exploring parallels between Ancient Greek social life and contemporary 21st century life: food, sport, fashion ...

Shared religious rites united ancient Greek villages and regions. Worship intially was communal, but as people sought meaning in life and hope for an afterlife, they were drawn to cults that ...

Myson of Chenae, named a sage by Plato instead of Periander, stood for ethical wisdom over political power in Greek ...

Greek life at Auburn University offers more than social events, fostering personal growth, leadership development and strong ...

Vasiliki Pergada and her 4-year-old daughter Panagiota, dressed in animal skins and heavy bronze bells, join revelers ...

Simon Critchley, Hans Jonas Professor of Philosophy (above right), helped bring the special philanthropic relationship to life ... ancient Greek thought, [as well as] the importance that learning ...