I read Homer in High School. And slowly, in my college classes in ancient, medieval, and modern Greek history, I realized Homer’s epic poems were at the very core of Hellenic civilization. The more I ...

The Odyssey is a classic of Ancient Greek literature. What’s the story told in this epic poem, and what does it reveal about ...

In the Iliad, Homer leaves Helen of Troy’s appearance undefined, inviting readers to imagine her beauty for themselves.

An Ancient Greek public building and extensive collection of marble treasures have been found partially submerged at the site of a now-sunken ancient city—once home to Trojan War warrior Ajax, ...

The Bronze Age Mycenaeans were an ancient civilization from the Greek mainland known for their impressive architecture, rich culture, and mysterious decline. Perhaps most famously, the Mycenaeans were ...

Archeologists from the University of Cincinnati have unearthed two Bronze Age tombs dating back to the time of Mycenaeans, 3,500 years ago. "It has been 50 years since any substantial tombs of this ...

I am a woman and a classics professor, teaching the ancient texts of Greece and Rome — in other words, works by the original "dead White men." Some teachers argue that texts once read by elites or ...