The Ancient Greek rebel leader who saw Socrates solo-dancing – Eve Browning | Essays
Publisher: Aeon
Author: Eve Browning
Brilliant leader, kind horseman and friend of Socrates: Xenophon's writings inspire a humane, practical approach to life
Max Mara rewrites Greek myths at Milan fashion week
Publisher: the Guardian
Author: Morwenna Ferrier
Classics were given a feminist twist in a show that also put outerwear centre stage
Circe, a Vilified Witch From Classical Mythology, Gets Her Own Epic
Publisher: The New York Times
Author: Alexandra Alter
In Madeline Miller’s captivating novel, a feared and maligned goddess from the Odyssey addresses male anxiety about female power.
Emma Thompson donates £500 to former school’s fund-raiser to save Classical Greek lessons
Publisher: Camden New Journal
Author: Helen Chapman
Exclusive: Camden School for Girls uses Just Giving site to raise money to keep course going
Perspective | What the ancient Greeks can teach us about gun control
Publisher: The Washington Post
Author: Matthew A. Sears
In the birthplace of democracy, refusing to bear arms was a mark of civilization.
Montreal academic’s live serial presentation of The Iliad looks for links with TV story-telling
Publisher: The Globe and Mail
Author: Robert Everett-Green
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
New underwater discoveries in Greece reveal ancient Roman engineering
Publisher: the Guardian
Author: Peter Campbell
Underwater excavations at Lechaion, the ancient harbour of Corinth, provide insight into engineering by the Roman Empire.
The Flight of Icarus
Publisher: Gucci
Author: Stephanie Mccarter
Classics professor Stephanie McCarter reinterprets mythology inspirations in the 2017 Gift Catalogue.
A woman's Odyssey
Publisher: TheTLS
Author: Mary Beard
Mary Beard discusses Emily Wilson's new translation of Homer's Odyssey.