From the beginning the Greeks’ poetry was intended to be sung or recited. The subject was myth—part legend, part folktale, part religious...

When people imagine what the Romans ate, they often conjure images of roasted chickens smothered in spices, suckling pigs on giant...

Marble hoplite statue, thought to be Leonidas, 5th c. BCE, Archæological Museum of Sparta. Leonidas – meaning Lion Like - is a name that...