In the late 12th century BC, the great empires of the Bronze Age collapsed so completely that writing vanished from Greece for centuries, and a new dark age began. This chapter explores how oral ...

Christopher Nolan’s extravaganza version of The Odyssey has already met with some derision over some of the choices made by production. The costumes have been compared to bad Batman villains, and the ...

Irish Migrations and Classical Antiquity explores the connections between Irish myths and modern stories and the classical ...

In one of those rare but welcome departures from local norms, a play is being performed in Springfield that probably hasn’t been done in years, if ever. While Greek tragedy might not be high up on ...

It seems more than merely coincidence that as the price of gold has soared, the price of Bitcoin has moved in exactly the opposite direction.

Why did it take Odysseus ten years to get from Troy to Ithaca, a journey which should have only taken two weeks? The Odyssey reveals why.

New insights reveal where Bronze Age Mycenae's gold may have originated, from Thrace to Egypt and further afield.

Supported by the Embassy of Greece in China, the "A Journey to Ancient Greece" exhibition was inaugurated at ...

A remarkable Roman mosaic found in Rutland turns out to tell a forgotten version of the Trojan War. Rather than Homer’s famous epic, it reflects a lost Greek tragedy by Aeschylus, featuring vivid ...

Ireland got a tough group last time out in the Nations League, drawing England, Greece, and Finland. Finishing on 6 points after two wins over Finland and four losses elsewhere in the group, Ireland ...

Christopher Nolan has been unknowingly inspired by Homer for his entire career and his adaptation of The Odyssey is his most ambitious project yet.

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