Ancient Greece
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From the Parthenon to Picasso: Public lecture on the Ancient Greek ideal evolution
The Ancient Greek artistic heritage and its evolution in the post-antique world is the central theme of a public lecture hosted in October by the University of Sydney. Presented in …
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When the world’s on fire and politics fail we can always look to Ancient Greeks
All summer in the Northern hemisphere the world has been under water or on fire. In the United States, where I live, our political establishment stays ground to a halt, …
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Diatribe: The ugly side of Homer’s Iliad
“This was the ugliest man who came beneath Ilion. He was bandy-legged and went lame of one foot, with shoulders stooped and drawn together over his chest, and above this …
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How the ancient Greeks kept ruthless narcissists from capturing their democracy – and what modern politics could learn from them
Ancient Greece was in many ways a brutal society. It was almost perpetually at war, slavery was routine and women could only expect a low status in society. However, there …
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Elgin, Byron, and those marbles revisited
Readers of Neos Kosmos won’t need to be told that one of the world’s most aggravated and thorny cultural-political issues has been and is that of ‘the Marbles’: the marble …
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Ancient Greece, to Rome and Crete – celebrating St Valentine and Eros
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 …
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Diatribe: On lionesses and cheesegraters
“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 …
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Fashion maverick Vivienne Westwood dies
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 …
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Greece in a new deal to bring back 161 ancient treasures from US
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 …
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Diatribe – Metis, Holy wisdom and unbearable Olympians
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 …