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Socrates and Alcibiades by Kristian Zahrtmann (1910) Statens Museum for Kunst (Public Domain) — 15 May 2023

Athens’ Alcibiades: Charming Playboy, Conniving Politician Or Treacherous Opportunist?

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Pericles and Alcibiades were both descendants of the Alkmeonidai, an ancient Athenian aristocratic family. Pericles (495 – 429 BC) was an influential Athenian politician and general in the fifth century BC, who led Athens into the Golden Age....
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Socrates and Alcibiades by Kristian Zahrtmann (1910) Statens Museum for Kunst (Public Domain) — 15 May 2023

Athens’ Alcibiades: Charming Playboy, Conniving Politician Or Treacherous Opportunist?

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Pericles and Alcibiades were both descendants of the Alkmeonidai, an ancient Athenian aristocratic family. Pericles (495 – 429 BC) was an influential Athenian politician and general in the fifth century BC, who led Athens into the Golden Age....
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A dedication to Bacchus by Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1889)(Notice the pomegranates on the table on the right) (Public Domain) — 10 Apr 2023

Homeric Hymn to Demeter Or The Thesmophoria – Which Came First?

By Mary Naples

History & Tradition

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Evoking early agrarian rituals which celebrated the primal mysteries of birth, death, and resurrection, the Homeric Hymn to Demeter has the distinction of being amongst humankind’s first literary compositions honoring agricultural renewal and the...
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A dedication to Bacchus by Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1889)(Notice the pomegranates on the table on the right) (Public Domain) — 10 Apr 2023

Homeric Hymn to Demeter Or The Thesmophoria – Which Came First?

By Mary Naples

History & Tradition

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Evoking early agrarian rituals which celebrated the primal mysteries of birth, death, and resurrection, the Homeric Hymn to Demeter has the distinction of being amongst humankind’s first literary compositions honoring agricultural renewal and the...
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The modern port of Aegina, where its merchant and naval vessels used to dock. (Image: Courtesy Micki Pistorius) — 31 Mar 2023

Greece’s Saronic Gulf Islands: Aegina And Salamis, Opposing Alliances

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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As the temples of the gods dotted the coast of Attica in Greece, so across the horseshoe shaped Saronic Gulf, they also had their temples along the east coast of the Argolis region of the Peloponnese. Saron the third king of the city-state of...
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The modern port of Aegina, where its merchant and naval vessels used to dock. (Image: Courtesy Micki Pistorius) — 31 Mar 2023

Greece’s Saronic Gulf Islands: Aegina And Salamis, Opposing Alliances

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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As the temples of the gods dotted the coast of Attica in Greece, so across the horseshoe shaped Saronic Gulf, they also had their temples along the east coast of the Argolis region of the Peloponnese. Saron the third king of the city-state of...
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Themis (left) and Nemesis (right) pursuing the criminal murderer by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (1808)(Public Domain) — 24 Mar 2023

Greece’s Rhamnous Coastal Port: Supreme Court Of Nemesis And Themis

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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Rhamnous on the east coast of Attica, overlooking the island of Euboea, was a deme of strategic importance to Athens during the sixth and fifth centuries BC, because it guarded the Euripus Strait, providing safe passage for mercantile and war...
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Themis (left) and Nemesis (right) pursuing the criminal murderer by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (1808)(Public Domain) — 24 Mar 2023

Greece’s Rhamnous Coastal Port: Supreme Court Of Nemesis And Themis

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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Rhamnous on the east coast of Attica, overlooking the island of Euboea, was a deme of strategic importance to Athens during the sixth and fifth centuries BC, because it guarded the Euripus Strait, providing safe passage for mercantile and war...
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Sunset at Sounon and Poseidon (Cardaf/Adobe Stock) (Adobe Stock) — 17 Mar 2023

Greece’s East Attica In Antiquity: Playground Of Gods, Heroes And Heroines

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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The seductive scenery along the east coast of Attica in Greece overlooking the Aegean Sea, easily lures one back to an era when mythical gods and goddesses still claimed the land and implored their heroes to build temples for them and their...
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Sunset at Sounon and Poseidon (Cardaf/Adobe Stock) (Adobe Stock) — 17 Mar 2023

Greece’s East Attica In Antiquity: Playground Of Gods, Heroes And Heroines

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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The seductive scenery along the east coast of Attica in Greece overlooking the Aegean Sea, easily lures one back to an era when mythical gods and goddesses still claimed the land and implored their heroes to build temples for them and their...
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Pericles's Funeral Oration, by Philipp Foltz (1852)(Public Domain) — 10 Feb 2023

Searching For True Monarchy In Greek Literature

By Dr Michael Arnheim

History & Tradition

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Since the beginning of time monarchs and monarchy have attracted a great deal of attention in the media. Countless works of history have focused on the deeds and misdeeds of political leaders, and many writers of fiction have likewise devoted...
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Pericles's Funeral Oration, by Philipp Foltz (1852)(Public Domain) — 10 Feb 2023

Searching For True Monarchy In Greek Literature

By Dr Michael Arnheim

History & Tradition

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Since the beginning of time monarchs and monarchy have attracted a great deal of attention in the media. Countless works of history have focused on the deeds and misdeeds of political leaders, and many writers of fiction have likewise devoted...
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Temple of Winds in the ancient Agora, in Plaka district in Athens (vaios karalaios/ Adobe Stock) — 03 Feb 2023

The Greek And Roman Agoras In Athens

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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The word ‘Agora’ in ancient Greek means ‘market’ but the agora in a city-state or polis was much more than just a commercial hub, it was also the socio-political center, the verus locus social media platform where politicians and...
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Temple of Winds in the ancient Agora, in Plaka district in Athens (vaios karalaios/ Adobe Stock) — 03 Feb 2023

The Greek And Roman Agoras In Athens

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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The word ‘Agora’ in ancient Greek means ‘market’ but the agora in a city-state or polis was much more than just a commercial hub, it was also the socio-political center, the verus locus social media platform where politicians and...
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Overview of the cemetery of Kerameikos, Athens (Image: Courtesy Micki Pistorius) — 24 Jan 2022

Kerameikos, Restoring Athens’ Necropolis To Life

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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From the ruins and rubble rises the narrative of the history of Kerameikos, restoring life to the Athenian necropolis. The obituaries on the gravestones and stelae and the sculptures on the marble sarcophagi monuments and naϊskos reflect people...
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Overview of the cemetery of Kerameikos, Athens (Image: Courtesy Micki Pistorius) — 24 Jan 2022

Kerameikos, Restoring Athens’ Necropolis To Life

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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From the ruins and rubble rises the narrative of the history of Kerameikos, restoring life to the Athenian necropolis. The obituaries on the gravestones and stelae and the sculptures on the marble sarcophagi monuments and naϊskos reflect people...
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Aspasia The Metiki Who Seduced And Confused Athens’ Powerful Men — 29 Mar 2021

Aspasia The Metiki Who Seduced And Confused Athens’ Powerful Men

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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In his writing on the Athenian Statesman Pericles, Plutarch (c. 46 – c. 119 AD), marvels at the "... great art or power this woman had, that she managed as she pleased the leading men of the state and gave the philosophers an opportunity to...
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Aspasia The Metiki Who Seduced And Confused Athens’ Powerful Men — 29 Mar 2021

Aspasia The Metiki Who Seduced And Confused Athens’ Powerful Men

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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In his writing on the Athenian Statesman Pericles, Plutarch (c. 46 – c. 119 AD), marvels at the "... great art or power this woman had, that she managed as she pleased the leading men of the state and gave the philosophers an opportunity to...
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