Ancient Greek mythology is one of the most popular and well-known mythologies of any ancient civilization, inspiring millions of people around the world and shaping modern pop culture across generations.
Greek mythology has evolved significantly from its ancient roots. It...
In Constantinople, circa 500 AD, a girl was born to a poor circus worker and his wife. That child, Theodora, would become an actress, a prostitute, a mistress, a feminist, an empress of the civilized world, and eventually, a...
The "Romance" of Alexander the Great is a unique illuminated manuscript on his life and was the most widely-read romance in the Middle Ages as it was translated into thirty languages.
The original version was composed in Ancient Greek sometime...
The Gennadius Library of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, one of Greece’s most storied intellectual institutions, celebrates a century of existence.
To mark the 100th anniversary of its founding, it presents the centennial exhibition, "Gennadius 100: A...
Kostis Palamas was not only one of the major Greek poets of modern times. He was also one of the most inspiring figures of Hellenism, as pieces of his literary work were adopted as national poems of the young...
Zorba the Greek, the story of Alexis Zorbas, is one of the most memorable films in the history of the genre, and the Nikos Kazantzakis book on which it is based is one of the best works of modern...
