Werner Herzog – ‘wrestling is a Drama as Crude as the Ancient Greeks’
Could Vince McMahon’s name one day be held in the same regard as Greek drama writers like Sophocles and Aeschylus? Werner Herzog believes there...
How to Prepare the Ancient Greek Sauce Garum at Home
Today’s recipe for garum sauce takes us back many centuries into the past to one of the most appreciated and widely used culinary preparations...
Ancient Greeks Built a Road and Primitive Railway to Haul Ships Overland
Beginning as early as 600 B.C., the ancient Greeks created the Diolkos, an ambitious road partially paved with stone, that spanned across the entire...
Social Class in Ancient Greece: Sparta and Athens
The division of people into various social classes is a persistent feature across civilizations and was no less the case in ancient Greece where social class...
How the Harris Museum’s Ancient Greek Figures Were Cleaned
Take more than a dozen intricately-crafted statues, place them at the most inaccessible point atop one of Preston’s most famous buildings – and what...
Mercenaries Were Everywhere in the Ancient Greek World
With the Wagner Group security crisis currently unfolding in Russia, mercenaries are all over the news, but soldiers for hire are nothing new; in...
The Goddess Hera’s Place in Ancient Greek Mythology
The goddess Hera, who loomed large in Ancient Greek mythology, was not only the wife and sister of Zeus, the King of the gods....
The Glorious History of the Ancient Greek City of Antioch
Antioch on the Orontes, an ancient Greek city on the eastern side of the Orontes River, was one of the most glorious of all the Greek...
Greek Island Temple Complex Reveals ‘countless’ Offerings Left by Ancient Worshippers
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Archaeologists excavating a hilltop sanctuary on the Aegean Sea island of Kythnos have discovered “countless” pottery offerings left by ancient...
Hear Ancient Byzantine Chant During Greek Fest at Holy Trinity Cathedral in New Orleans
From outside the doors of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, the baritone voice of John Michael Boyer can be heard. Inside the church, Boyer...