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New Study Reveals What Ancient Greek Music Really Sounded Like

Have you ever wondered what music might have sounded like thousands of years ago, during the height of the Greek and Roman empires? Thanks to a groundbreaking new study by architecture professor Dan C ...
WBUR

Everything old is new again in the MFA’s transformed art galleries of Ancient Greece, Rome and the Byzantine Empire

Five “reimagined” galleries at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts have now opened to expand the display of the museum’s impressive collection of art from the ancient world, fulfilling the longtime vision of ...
Smithsonian Magazine

In the Classical World, Persia’s Powers Rivaled Greece and Rome

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 ...
Inside Higher Ed

Through the Lens of Classical Antiquity

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 ...
The Boston Globe

MFA appoints Anastasia Christophilopoulou as new chair of ancient Greek and Roman art

The Museum of Fine Arts has announced Anastasia Christophilopoulou as the new George D. and Margo Behrakis Chair, Art of Ancient Greece and Rome. She will replace Christine Kondoleon, who served as ...
Greek Reporter

Research Sheds Light on Ancient Greek and Roman Houses at Darazya, Egypt

Researchers are uncovering new details about Egypt's northern coast through ancient Greek and Roman ruins at Darazya, near El ...
Hyperallergic

The Meaning of Ancient Greek and Roman Artisan Signatures

What’s in a name? And what is the power of that name to communicate artistry and prestige? Since antiquity, names have had the power to generate relationships, tying us to people, to places, and also ...