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The Birth of the Biography

By Ben Potter, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom What springs to mind when we think about literature of the Ancient World? Maybe it’s Homer’s Achilles dragging the corpse of Hector around Troy or Sophocles’ Oedipus stabbing out his polluted eyes. Perhaps it’s Plato’s Socrates holding forth or Herodotus’ Leonidas and his 300 Spartans. It even might

Written on July 5, 2019 at 12:38 pm, by Ben Potter

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Categories: History

Tags: Antony, Aristotle, Augustus, biography, Cleopatra, Funeral Oration, Hadrian, Herodotus, History, Homer, Josephus, Julius Caesar, Odyssey, pericles, Plutarch, Septimius Severus, Suetonius, Sulla and Sallust, Tacitus, Theopompus, Thucydides, Tiberius, Timaeus, Xenophon

12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback

Learning Ancient Greek can be… challenging. For one thing, there are competing dialects (as was discussed in our Podcasts with Professors Episode with the Professor of Linguistics at the University of Cyprus.) As such, there are times when we aren’t even sure how the word is pronounced. There are also like 5 different translations for

Written on May 14, 2019 at 9:40 am, by plato

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Categories: Culture

Tags: Aidos, Apatheia, Arete, Aristotle, Ataraxia, Doxa, Episteme, Eudaimonia, Homer, Kleos, Nostos, Odyssey, Oikos, Stoicism, xenia

Xenia for a Better World

Today’s Classics Challenge delves into the importance of Xenia… and how resurfacing this concept can make for both better individuals and society as a whole. But first… What is Xenia? Watch the video below to learn of this critical part of Ancient Greek (and indeed modern Greek) culture: While this was an essential part of

Written on January 8, 2019 at 4:49 pm, by plato

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Categories: Culture

Tags: Ancient Greece, foreigner, Homer, hospitality, Odyssey, xenia, xenophobia

Hesiod, a Poet of Agriculture and Peace

By Eldar Balta, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Long before Herodotus fathered History and did his best to chronicle the past deeds of humankind, the true recorders of men and Gods were the ancient Greek poets, one of which was Hesiod. Even though the exact time of his life is unknown, Herodotus’ estimation puts him (as

Written on October 26, 2018 at 12:25 am, by plato

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Categories: Poets

Tags: Alcaeus of Messene, Ancient Poets, Delphic Oracle, epic poetry, Hesiod, Homer, Locris, Nemea, The, Theogony, Works and Days

Thucydides Vs Herodotus: Which Historian Wins?

By Ben Potter There has been a great deal of focus on the differences between Herodotus and Thucydides. Both men have been granted the ‘father of history’ accolade, but chronologically Herodotus must be the winner of the distinction as Thucydides picks up where he leaves off. For those in need of a quick recap, Herodotus

Written on July 23, 2018 at 10:59 pm, by plato

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Categories: Historians

Tags: Ancient Historians, Father of History, Herodotus, History of the Peloponnesian War, Homer, Niccolo Machiavelli, Pliny the Elder, Polybius, The Histories, Thomas Hobbes, Thucydides, U.S. Naval College

The Realm of Poseidon: A Mythical Voyage Around the Aegean

By Peter Marshall, Contributing Writer, Ancient Origins “Poseidonthe great godI begin to sing, he who moves the earthand the desolate sea…You are dark-hairedyou are blessedyou have a kind heart.Help those who sail uponThe seaIn ships.”~Homeric Hymn to Poseidon Gods and Legends Poseidon was the Greek god of the sea, the shaker of the land responsible

Written on May 23, 2018 at 6:51 pm, by plato

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Categories: Gods

Tags: Aegean, Ancient Gods, Ancient Maps, Cyclops, Homer, mythology, Peter Marshall, Poseidon

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