Renaissance thinkers saw their own era as a reenactment of the great dramas of Greek history. What drove this comparison?

The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.” The words are Ecclesiastes 1:9 – among my ...

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Rome. Rome is correct ... Under this leader, Athens reached its zenith. A 14 year truce with Sparta was achieved in 430 BC. The Athenians drove him away, and he died one year later.

The course will end with the importance of Rome for the Founding Fathers. We will read from authors including Polybius, Plutarch, Appian, Caesar, Suetonius, Tacitus, Juvenal, and Pliny. 2 hrs. lect./1 ...

Although some movies and media depict ancient people as unclean, that’s not entirely accurate. The ancients had hygiene ...

Sulla's ruthless campaigns in Greece, including the devastating siege of Athens, marked a turning point in Roman history.

The map below shows the location of Sparta and Athens. The blue line represents the straight line joining these two place. The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance between ...

The map below shows the location of Athens and Sparta. The blue line represents the straight line joining these two place. The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance between ...

In the complex and often violent political arena of ancient Greece, ideals of civic engagement and self-determination mingled uneasily with the realities of power.