Do Philosopher Queens Exist?
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Five Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
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Is Aristotle Relevant to Democracy?
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The History of the Symposium in the Ancient World
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Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
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Plato’s Symposium: Love and Philosophy
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Can Marcus Really Help?
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Wine as pharmakon: Persian drinking in the Histories
Written by Ronan McLaverty-Head, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Herodotus tells us that the Persians were “very partial to wine,” something
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Do the Classics Matter?
"So... what do you write about?" "Ancient Greece and Rome" "Uh huh.. and um... why again?" "Ahh... well, do you