People Ambrosia and Nectar: the Food and Drink of the Gods by Ed Whelan, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Many mythologies have stories about divine food. In Greek myth, the mysterious foodstuffs Who Were the Etruscans? by Kevin Blood We tend to think of the Greeks and Romans as foundational civilizations who bequeathed to us an Are You a Psychopath? There are a few memes/popular posts doing the rounds these days that supposedly prove whether or not you could be The Early Influence of the Greeks on the Romans by Kevin Blood The worlds of ancient Greece and Rome were, of course, deeply intertwined over the centuries. This history How Authentic is the Combat in Gladiator? by Kevin Blood When we watch the trials of the fictional Roman General Maximus in Ridley Scott’s Oscar-winning film Gladiator, Patricians and Plebeians in Ancient Rome by Kevin Blood In the Roman citizenry there existed two distinct social classes or orders. The patricians (patres - fathers) Is it WRONG to be nostalgic? Perhaps it’s most striking when you are a new parent. I remember clearly bringing home my baby girl from the Horace - Poet of the Golden Age by Ed Whelan, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom "Mediocrity in poets has never been tolerated by either men, or gods, or Euripides’ Helen – an Alternative View of Helen of Troy by Sean Kelly, Managing Editor, Classical Wisdom She’s probably the single most famous woman from all of Greek mythology. We Memnon: the Mythical King of the Ethiopians by Ed Whelan, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom One of the most remarkable figures in all of Ancient Mythology is that « Previous 1 … 11 12 13 14 15 … 94 Next »
