When you think of classical music, you might imagine a tune from Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata," or one of Mozart's piano concertos. These works are considered foundational to the European classical ...

In impromptu remarks delivered following the assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Robert F. Kennedy called on Americans to “tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of ...

A gold Achaemenid plaque featuring a winged lion-griffin, dated to between 500 and 330 B.C.E. Courtesy of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Who were the power players in the ...

Explore how the art, literature, and philosophy of ancient Greece and Rome shaped today’s world. From democracy and justice to questions of identity, class, race, religion, and power, Classical ...

The fascination with Greek culture can be traced to the early modern period, from the Renaissance until the eighteenth century. During this era, European scholars – and later educated elites and a ...

Ancient Greek winter solstice festivals such as Haloa and Poseidon’s month blended astronomy, fertility rites, and the divine ...

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Archaeologists have made an important discovery while exploring Salamis, a small island off the coast of Greece near Athens where a now-sunken city once stood. Scientists found a partially submerged ...

Despite the impressive skills of modern science, the way to discover profitable mineral deposits around the Mediterranean often seems to be to curl up with a good book. Perusing the Greek classics and ...

"Specialists on ancient civilizations could each give you examples of music from their particular areas of expertise, but one could always go back further." Reading time 7 minutes People talk about ...