Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece
The Babylonian Influence on Ancient Greek Astrology
Western astrology, rooted in Babylonian tradition, underwent a multifaceted evolution, primarily shaped by ancient Greek cultural influences.
Early Greek texts, such as Hesiod's poems dating back to 750 BC, subtly alluded to celestial connections. However, it was the increasing cultural...
Ancient Greece
Greek Philosopher Socrates and the Life Worth Living
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Socrates was notoriously annoying. He was likened to a gadfly buzzing around while one is trying to sleep. The Oracle of Delphi declared him the wisest of all human beings. His life and death would go on to shape...
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Centauridae, the Half-Women, Half-Horses of Greek Mythology
The Centauridae, or Centauresses, were fantastic creatures from ancient Greek mythology blending women and horses, much like the Centaurs, who had the torsos of men and the bodies of horses.
Called Κενταυρίδες, Kentaurides) or centauresses, in ancient Greek, they made...
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The Greatest Ancient Greek Orator and Politician, Demosthenes
Demosthenes is considered the most important orator of antiquity and of all times, as many of his speeches were studied by students of rhetoric for centuries
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Ancient Greek Heroes’ Busts Adorn Village in Turkey
Homer's Ancient Greek Poem Iliad has inspired the citizens of a small village in Turkey to install busts of the Trojan war heroes on their main square. Tevfikiye, is located 1 km away from the archaeological site of ancient...
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Ancient Greek Pottery Reveals Yo-Yo Was an Ancient Greek Toy
The very first depiction of a yo-yo anywhere in the world is found on an ancient Greek vase from the 5th century BC, where a boy can be seen playing with the timeless toy.
The yo-yo is the second-oldest known...
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Who Invented Music? The Search for the Dawn of Song
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No historical evidence exists to tell us exactly who sang the first song, whistled the first tune, or made the first rhythmic sounds that resembled that which we recognize today as music.
By Laura Dallman
The short answer is that no...
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Acropolis’ Parthenon Has Been Named Wrong, Theory Claims
An intriguing claim was published in the American Journal of Archaeology and the Dutch version of the National Geographic magazine in regard to the name of the Parthenon, Greece's iconic temple.
According to a Dutch researcher who published this theory,...
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Ancient Greek “Nestor’s Cup” Contained Remains of Three People
An ancient Greek grave with a Nestor's Cup that was believed to contain the remains of a child has recently been found to be the burial place of three adults.
Ancient Greeks normally buried their loved ones in pithoi, large...
Ancient Greece
Alexander the Great and the Gordian Knot Story
The legendary cutting of the Gordian knot by Alexander the Great became the metaphor for solving difficult problems by employing simple, drastic solutions