The temptation to compare and contrast two great ancient civilizations must be tempered with the fact that Greece and Rome were uniquely different communities.

Dec 26, 2008 - Michael Streich

A summary of necromancy in Homer, Aeschylus, Herodotus and other authors from the ancient Greek world.

Jul 6, 2011 - Kevin Stoba

The expression "Kalos Kagathos" means good and beautiful, and represents the foundations of the Athenian aristocratic education.

Jan 10, 2011 - Thais Campos

The Peloponnesian War was a struggle between alliances led by Athens and Sparta over control of the Greek world in the first half of the Fifth Century BC.

Apr 6, 2010 - Ivan Castro

Hoplites were the well armored, spear carrying, shield protected citizen soldiers of ancient Greece. They were the foundation of the phalanx.

Mar 26, 2010 - Ivan Castro

Behind the wonders of their civilization. the city-states of Ancient Greece concealed cruelty, slavery, and tyranny among their more unsalubrious characteristics.

Feb 9, 2010 - Brenda Ralph Lewis

Socrates, Aristotle and Plato's philosophies all attempt to solve different existential questions.

Dec 2, 2009 - Alison Lyke

Oppressive gender roles did little to encourage or document athleticism in the women of ancient Greece. Even so, women carried on exercising and competing.

Nov 20, 2009 - Emma Oxenby Wohlfart

The first Olympic Games were held from before 776 BC and adhered to a strict truce between rival nations throughout Greece.

Nov 1, 2009 - Loni Perry

In a world where gods walked the earth, the mortals with whom they co-existed left nothing to chance. For the Ancient Greeks, everything happened for a reason.

Sep 19, 2009 - Claudia J. Beresford

Education in Ancient Greece and Rome is the foundation of the 21st century Classical Education explosion. It is important to understand these Greek and Roman roots

Aug 17, 2009 - Rachel Schaus

Relegated to the household and the loom, Greek women enjoyed few rights but found outlets in other areas like religion and festivals.

Jul 9, 2009 - Michael Streich

Although women were technically granted citizenship in 5th century BCE Athens, they were not granted any of the political and civil rights that came with citizenship.

Jan 12, 2009 - Megan Worley

A brief overview of a standard phalanx-to-phalanx engagement between opposing Hoplite armies in the age of the Greek City States.

May 15, 2008 - Grant Sebastian Nell

The system of coinage developed by the Ancient Greeks shaped the way trade and business was done, and influenced the monetary system of Western Civilization.

Dec 5, 2007 - Robin Fowler

Although ancient civilizations believed in magic and ghosts, the emerging Christian tradition differentiated ghosts as demons that disguised themselves as the dead.

Feb 15, 2009 - Michael Streich

Mycenaean civilization became vulnerable to outside threats while internal factors including social and political weaknesses contributed to collapse.

May 17, 2011 - Michael Streich

A look at common hair styles and accessories worn by ancient Greek women, hair styles from Greek sculpture, and Grecian-inspired Regency hair styles.

Feb 17, 2011 - Sarah Tennant

A look at the mechanics of what made the Hoplites the greatest warriors of their time.

Aug 20, 2010 - Robert Hill