Colorado College

Students Simulate Ancient Greek and Roman Empire Battle Strategy

Associate Professor and Chair of Classics Richard Fernando Buxton taught students in Block 5 about how warfare was conducted ...
CounterPunch

Getty Villa: An Oasis of Greek Civilization in America

The modern dream for the Getty Villa caught fire in Herculaneum or Herakleion, a small Greek polis on the outskirts of Neapolis (Naples) and on the lower slopes of Mount Vesuvius. Herculaneum was part ...
PBS

Ancient Greece: History and Documentaries About Ancient Greek Civilization, Mythology, and Art

The vibrant period of Ancient Greek civilization from 1200 BCE to 323 BCE gave us exceptional achievements that we continue to benefit from today. It was a long stretch of time that spanned from the ...
NPR

Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Myth of the ‘Dark Ages’ Ignores How Classical Traditions Flourished Around the World

The author of a sweeping re-examination of Western history reveals the global reach of Greek and Roman antiquity Naoíse Mac Sweeney - Author, The West: A New History in Fourteen Lives Examples of ...
CounterPunch

The Promethean Antikythera Computer of Greek Civilization

Suppose you could travel back in time to the third century BCE, and visit Alexandria, the capital city of the Greek kingdom of Egypt. Arguably it was the most enlightened, wealthy, and powerful of all ...