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Ancient Greek news can be found in many different sources, including online newspapers, magazines, and websites. There are also several online publications dedicated to Ancient Greek topics. One example is Ancient Greek News, which is published by the University of Cambridge and provides daily updates on news and events relating to Ancient Greece. Other sources of news about Ancient Greece include the BBC, The Guardian, and The New York Times. Additionally, there are many videos available on YouTube and Vimeo that cover Ancient Greek topics. These videos can provide an interesting and informative way to learn more about Ancient Greece.
This week in honor of Halloween we are returning to an obsession with lycanthropy. There is a trove of ancient Greek medical treatises on the diagnosing and treatment of the disease. Oribasius (Pergamum, c. 4th Century CE) Oribasius is said to have studied medicine in Alexandria; he later served as the court doctor to Julian the Apostate.…
Inspired by a rather amusing collection of Classics-themed Halloween costumes, I have been wondering what might put the scare into ancient Greeks and Romans. One answer was easy. Well, if you trust what Marcus says in his speeches... Cicero calls lots of people monsters (immanis, belva, monstrum) but his favorite beast to burden is Marcus…
repeated, but an important thread Send me more languages and more suggestions and I will add them. Latin -- Aut dulcia aut dolum Modern Greek: φάρσα ή κέρασμα Ancient Greek: δόλος ἢ μισθός (see below for citation) I prefer: δόλος ἢ δῶρον (but will take some suggestion for candy or sweet) But what I really…
A mathematician, physicist, astronomer, inventor and engineer, the ancient Greek thinker Archimedes left a legacy much greater than a story about bathtubs, yelling “Eureka” and streaking nude down the street – even if, as Jonny Wilkes explores, it took a while for the rest of the world to catch up to him