Joel Christensen is a professor of classical studies at Brandeis. This article originally appeared in The Conversation. Living on the North Shore in Boston in the fall brings the gorgeous turning of ...
As Pride Month kicks off, the story of how the Sacred Band of Thebes defeated Sparta and changed history. The Battle of Tegyra in 375 B.C. proved that the legendary Spartan army could be defeated. A ...
A symposium is a ritualized drinking event in ancient Greece. Its name, "symposium," literally refers to a "drinking together," a hint for the defining activity shared by participants of the symposium ...