Achilles: youth Like most mythological heroes, Achilles had a complicated family tree. His father was Peleus, the mortal king of…
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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and other U.S. and Greek officials participated in a ceremony in Manhattan on Dec. 15…
ContentsEarly settlement Phases of island culture Foreigners on Easter Island Easter Island today Easter Island covers approximately 64 square miles…
Greek songwriter and bouzouki player Vassilis Tsitsanis. He was widely considered one of the founders of the modern rebetiko and…
ContentsPersian WarsThe rise of Athens Athens under PericlesArt and Architecture The Peloponnesian War The term “Classical Greece” refers to the…
ContentsThe birth of the city-stateColonizationThe rise of tyrants Archaic Renaissance?The term Ancient or Archaic Greece refers to the years 700-480…
Harvard students interested in joining a fraternity or sorority — while avoiding administrative censure — have at least two options.They…
The Middle Ages: birth of an idea The expression “Middle Ages” tells us more about the Renaissance who followed him…
Was Hercules a God?Hercules was not a god but was born a mortal, although, like many mythical heroes, he had…
A former Republican Party official and strategist and former communications chief under President George W. Bush, he is one of…