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The legacy of Greek democracy—reflected in history, mythology, theater, and even the Olympic Games—offers timeless lessons ...
Dr. Ranee Sridharan,’ you say. ‘Nice to see you again.’The woman in the white sari places a thumb in her ledger book, adjusts ...
In the year 2571, a videocassette tape was found in a pile of rubble on the ruins of a certain blue planet. What you are about to witness will not be the contents of the forementioned cassette.
We are treated to a section on “Egalitarianism in the Iliad,” in which she explains that the dispute between Agamemnon and Achilles over whether to send thousands of soldiers to their deaths ...
From sweary monolithic magnate Logan Roy in HBO’s Succession to Greek king Agamemnon in Troy and King Lear for the Royal Shakespeare Company, there have been many highlights. While he has worked ...
A digital reconstruction revealed the face of a 3,500-year-old Mycenaean royal woman, providing a remarkable glimpse into the ancient world of Mycenae, centuries before the Trojan War and the time of ...
Clytemnestra Act 2 was a hoot. Artistic Director Janet Eilber breezily summed up Act 1 – which is no longer in the rotation – at one point reminding us that, since King Agamemnon has been off at war ...
The woman was in her mid-30s when she was buried in a royal cemetery on the Greek mainland at Mycenae and was discovered in the 1950s.
This massive resort on the mainland three hours southwest of Athens may seem overwhelming at first but given its sparkling Ionian Sea setting and range of activities, it has widespread appeal.
For the first time, we see the face of a woman from a kingdom linked to Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra—a figure who could have been their sister,” she told The Observer. The reconstruction was ...