Trump Versus Clinton, According to Aristophanes
Publisher: The New Yorker
Author: James Romm
In a production at Barnard, the ancient Greek satirist’s play about the dangers of demagogy is retooled around the current Presidential election.
Ancient Greeks 'may have inspired China's Terracotta Army'
Publisher: the Guardian
Author: Maev Kennedy
Archaeologists say design of clay warriors suggests close contact between east and west 1,500 years before Marco Polo
Lost cities #6: how Thonis-Heracleion resurfaced after 1,000 years under water
Publisher: The Guardian
Author: Jack Shenker
Ancient Egypt’s gateway to the Mediterranean – submerged and buried under layers of sand – is an eerie reminder of how vulnerable cities are to nature’s forces.
Who Is Leonidas of Rhodes?
Publisher: The Atlantic
Author: J. Weston Phippen
Michael Phelps beat a more than 2,000-year-old Olympic record set by the champion athlete of the ancient games.
How the end of democracy made the Greeks more polite
Publisher: Aeon
Author: Eleanor Dickey
Examining the growth polite language in Greek culture as social inequality became more prevalent in their society.
Lost cities #2: the search for the real Troy – 'not just one city but at least 10'
Publisher: The Guardian
Author: Naomi Larsson
The location, and even the existence, of the city that inspired Homer’s greatest works has been a source of dispute throughout the ages. Hisarlik in Turkey is the strongest candidate – and its discovery was an epic tale too
Artists ask: what did the ancient Greeks do for us?
Publisher: The Economist
Author: The Economist
An article shared on the Paideia Institute's Online Public Classics Archive
Can we learn from Thucydides' writings on the Trump of ancient Athens?
Publisher: The Conversation
Author: Chris Mackie
The Athenian politician Cleon was one of the earliest demagogues. An effective, if vulgar speaker, he made extravagant promises and delivered extravagant accusations.
How the Greeks Changed the Idea of the Afterlife
Publisher: National Geographic
Author: Caroline Alexander
Their secret cults help shape the way we think of what happens after death.
The Unsung Hero of Western Science
Publisher: The Atlantic
Author: Andrea Wulf
A friend and pupil of Aristotle, Theophrastus isn’t always credited for launching botany and much else.