Saint Valentine, the patron saint of love, is celebrated by the Catholic Church every February 14 as a reminder of affection between romantic partners, friends, and family. But where did …

“Χρόνια πολλά, and Happy New Year,” my Russian friend, a student of theology, greeted me ebulliently. “I have a question. How would you translate edible underwear into Greek?” I belong …

As the person who dressed the Sex Pistols, Vivienne Westwood, who has died at the age of 81, was synonymous with 1970s punk rock, a rebelliousness that remained the hallmark …

Greece has struck a deal for the eventual return from a US billionaire’s private collection of 161 ancient Greek artifacts dating from more than 4,500 years ago. Greek Government spokesman …

If there is one Olympian deity of which there exists no statue, then surely it is that of the goddess Metis, Zeus’ first wife. A daughter of the primordial water …

Antiquarians of all varieties often speculate for fun how ancient luminaries would have used social media–long, technical screeds from Pliny the Elder on Reddit; the Roman poet Martial, dishing out …

The Many Shades of Greek-ness Homer’s Iliad is one of our earliest Greek sources (c. 8th century BCE) and is considered a narrative that united the Greek world. And yet, …

In the United States February’s final week saw nearly 2000 deaths a day from COVID and yet local governments and the CDC have moved to aggressively roll back mitigating measures. …

Just over thirty years ago the National Gallery of Australia together with the Museum of Victoria mounted a loan exhibition entitled Civilization: Ancient Treasures from the British Museum. The superb …

While a team from the University of London made a big splash early in 2021 when it unveiled its 3D rendering of the famed Antikythera Mechanism, a Greek Australian living …