A 2,500th Birthday for the Father of History—and Fake News
Publisher: WSJ
Author: Tom Holland
The ancient Greek chronicler Herodotus pioneered sourcing, historical method and skepticism.
Writer David Vann on Greek tragedy, violence and Donald Trump
Publisher: Stuff
Author: Alexander Bisley
David Vann writes black-humoured and fascinating stories about people in crisis.
‘A World of Emotions’ in Greek Art Unmasks the Stony Faces
Publisher: The New York Times
Author: Holland Cotter
Explosive feelings, personal and political, are the subject of a strange and wonderful exhibition at the Onassis Cultural Center.
The Battle of Salamis, In Our Time
Publisher: BBC
Author: Melvyn Bragg
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the significance of The Battle of Salamis, 480BC.
Greek Ministry of Culture: Port of ancient sea battle of Salamis discovered
Publisher: TornosNews.GR
Author: Tornos News TornosNews.gr
The Greek Ministry of Culture announced that the location where the Greek naval forces had gathered before the historic sea battle of Salamis against Persians in 480 BC has been discovered.
Making Athens Great Again
Publisher: The Atlantic
Author: Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
How does a citizen respond when a democracy that prides itself on being exceptional betrays its highest principles? Plato despaired, but he also pointed the way to renewal.
Not Lucian’s Lucian
Publisher: The University Bookman
Author: Sarah Ruden
Lucian’s Dialogues of the Gods, translated by H. & F. Fowler & W. Tooke, edited by Nicholas Jeeves.
Lessons from ancient Athens: the art of exiling your enemies
Publisher: The Conversation
Author: Chris Mackie
For the first time in recent memory the possibility of imprisoning political rivals has entered the political discourse of a modern western election. But ostracism is an ancient democratic tradition that offers an alternative approach.
Analysis | Why the West’s far-right — and Trump supporters — are still obsessed with an ancient battle
Publisher: Washington Post
Author: Ishaan Tharoor
Quite a few Trump supporters are really into "300."
The Hidden Significance of Moonlight’s ‘Chiron’
Publisher: Vulture
Author: E. Alex Jung
It has both mythological and astrological resonance.