Diotima, the female philosopher in Plato's Symposium, has puzzled historians for centuries with her theory of love and beauty ...

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Today, many people associate epicureanism with hedonistic pleasure-seeking – but that’s not really what he taught.

Seven candidates in the IOC presidential election came to the most sacred Olympic site ...

The German man was arrested at the port of Patras after allegedly attempting to smuggle the artifact out of the country, ...

From the gastronomic specialties of Sifnos to the enigmatic ruins of the Dodecanese, each Greek island has its own distinct ...

From viral memes to bestselling books, Hollywood blockbusters to history podcasts, the fascination with ancient Rome refuses ...

The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ...

A study provides new insights into the many overlooked women scribes who wrote manuscripts in the Middle Ages.

Nature of freedom It’s not clear what freedom has become in the twenty-first century. So many claim it, but so few understand ...

Part of the mural depicts female followers of Dionysus — who is also the ancient Greek god of fertility ... At the center, there is a well-dressed woman possibly waiting for her initiation ...