Traditions The Oracle of Delphi: More than a legend By Mónica Correa, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Centuries ago, from every corner of the Mediterranean, people traveled to Greece to Patriotism in the Ancient World Written by Ed Whalen, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom While patriotism is associated with the modern world, scholars now believe that Megalesia: Rome’s Shocking Religious Festival Written by Ed Whalen, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Religious festivals played a very important role in Rome and one of The Mysterious Eleusinian Mysteries: Part 2 Written by Mary Naples, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Part 1 of this series can be found here. From the deep The Mysterious Eleusinian Mysteries: Part 1 Written by Mary Naples, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Conjuring up mystical images of secret initiation rites held under cover of Death, Funeral Rites and Burial in Ancient Rome Written by Lauren Groff, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom The Romans had an enormous reverence for their ancestors and for death Ephesia Grammata: Magical Words in the Greek World Written by Ed Whalen, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom The Classical World is often seen as an age of reason and Rituals, Temples and Worship in the Ancient World Written by Ben Potter, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom The importance of rituals and temples in the ancient world are hard The Bacchae: the Morals of Murderous Women By Ben Potter If I invited you to a bacchanalia what would you expect? Wine? Dancing? Sex? Of course you Christmas: Its Origins in Ancient Greece and Rome By Edward Whelan, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom The modern world owes so much to the Greeks and the Romans, they 1 2 3 4 Next »