Greek Reporter

Ancient Curse Tablets Found in Athens Reveal Dark Side of Classical Greece

A discovery of a trove of ancient Greek curse tablets was made recently in Athens' downtown neighborhood of Kerameikos ...
Greek Reporter

How the Byzantine World Revolutionized Greek Writing With Minuscule Script

Greek minuscule reshaped Byzantine writing, preserving ancient knowledge and influencing the evolution of modern Greek script ...
FOX 10 Phoenix

‘The Trilliad’: Professor puts modern-day spin on ancient classic by rapping ‘The Iliad’

LOS ANGELES - University of Southern California classics professor Brandon Bourgeois has translated Homer’s Greek classic, "The Iliad," for students in the 21st century. Bourgeois rapped the epic poem ...
Opinion

A classic Greek history puts our current turmoil in context

Robin Waterfield’s new translation of Thucydides’ “The History of the Peloponnesian War” offers clarity but little consolation as we face upheaval and conflict.
NPR

The Sound Of Ancient Greek In 'The Iliad'

The classic Greek epic poem The Iliad attributed to Homer regales the listener with tales of the siege of ancient Troy. "The World According to Sound" podcast reads the poem how it was intended — ...
Smithsonian Magazine

In the Classical World, Persia’s Powers Rivaled Greece and Rome

A gold Achaemenid plaque featuring a winged lion-griffin, dated to between 500 and 330 B.C.E. Courtesy of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Who were the power players in the ...