What We Talk About When We Talk About 'Demagogues'
Publisher: The Atlantic
Author: Megan Garber
It's much more than an insult: It’s a loaded word with a lot to say about the uneasy compromise of the American experiment.
Why 'The Iliad' still matters today
Publisher: PBS NewsHour
Author: Jeffery Brown
Many readers think of "The Iliad" as a daunting text. But Caroline Alexander, whose new translation of the classic work by Homer comes out Nov. 24, said she wants to bring the epic down to earth.
The Thucydides Trap: Are the U.S. and China Headed for War?
Publisher: The Atlantic
Author: Graham Allison
In 12 of 16 past cases in which a rising power confronted a ruling power, the result was bloodshed.
Why Homer belongs on Netflix
Publisher: The Conversation
Author: Emma Cole
Classical epic can seem particularly alien in the instant gratification culture of Instagram and Twitter, yet there's a surge of interest in them.
Was an Epidemic in Ancient Greece Actually Ebola?
Publisher: The Atlantic
Author: Simon Davis
No one knows what caused the Plague of Athens—but to discover the source of an outbreak millennia after the fact, scientists need victims’ remains and a bit of luck.
Ancient Greek palace unearthed near Sparta dates back to 17th century BC
Publisher: the Guardian
Author: Agence France-Presse
Archaeologists discover palace with archaic inscriptions built during the Mycenaean period
Classics for the people – why we should all learn from the ancient Greeks
Publisher: the Guardian
Author: Edith Hall
The dazzling thought-world of the Greeks gave us our ideas of democracy and happiness. Yet learning classics tends to be restricted to the privileged few.
Ancient Greece makes a comeback (as modern one mired in crisis)
Publisher: The Conversation
Author: Michael Scott
Our current turn towards ancient Greece touches on a fundamental nerve in modern society.
Parthenon marbles: Greece's claim is nationalist rhetoric that deserves to fail
Publisher: the Guardian
Author: Jonathan Jones
The Greek restitution case is romantic, sure, but doomed – and false. Imagine the chaos if all countries, from Italy to Turkey, started demanding treasures back
Naked ambition: when the Greeks first stripped off
Publisher: the Guardian
Author: James Davidson
We are so used to nude statues their strangeness escapes us. Was this exposure of the body to do with sex, athletics, war or virtue? James Davidson visits Defining Beauty, the stunning new exhibition of the body in Greek art