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.
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
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