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Six Stunning New Greek Hotels to Book Now
Start planning your summer vacation with these new resorts from Athens to Antiparos.
What Greek tragedy could teach us about the decline of our democracy
My late classics professor taught me that Ancient Greek tragedy dramatized different points of view, insisted on empathy, and ...
Observer Today1d
Anti-Semitism targeted youth in books, club learns
The Fredonia Shakespeare Club met recently at the home of Linda Dunn where she presented her paper, “Anti-Semitism in ...
The Print on MSN1d
Mughals out, Magadha empire makes pages of new NCERT Class 7 textbook ‘rooted in Indian ethos’
New Class 7 social science textbook is latest in NCERT’s revamped series under NEP 2020 and new NCF, which stresses content ...
Greek Reporter2d
Deipnosophistae: The Ancient Greek Treatise on Philosophy, Food, and Culture
Deipnosophistae by Athenaeus, a work written around 200 CE about well-read people philosophizing and enjoying good food and drink.
Who’s a Carthaginian? Genetic Study Revises Ancestry of Rome’s Ancient Nemesis
The inhabitants of Carthage were long thought to have derived from Levantine Phoenicians. But an eight-year study suggests ...
Christianity Today4d
Oldest-Known Hymn Inspires New Worship Song
Historian teams up with Chris Tomlin and Hillsong’s Ben Fielding to adapt rare music dating back to the third century.
Smithsonian Magazine5d
Was Talos, the Bronze Automaton Who Guarded the Island of Crete in Greek Myth, an Early Example of Artificial Intelligence?
One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos. Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos ...
New book "The Ancient Wisdom of Baseball" connects ancient Greece with baseball
Lessons for Life from Homer's ODYSSEY to the World Series", author Christian Sheppard interweaves Homer’s epics with glorious ...
Greek Reporter11d
The Ancient Greek Scholar Who Shaped the Way We Organize Knowledge
Callimachus, the Ancient Greek genius, influenced library organization and the poetic preference for shorter verses over long ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN11d
2,000 Years Before Modern Technology, the Greeks Had Built the World’s First Computer (So Advanced That It Still Baffles Scientists)
Over 120 years ago, sponge divers off the coast of the Greek island Antikythera unearthed one of the most enigmatic ...
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Experts shocked by ancient King Arthur manuscript found tucked inside book: 'Survived the centuries'
In 2019, the fragile manuscript was discovered in an unlikely place in a Cambridge library – tucked in as the binding for an old book. "The manuscript had survived the centuries after being ...