Greek Reporter13h
From the Roman Empire to the Roman Catholic Church
When the Roman Empire began collapsing, Christianity prevailed and the Roman Catholic Church kept its territories together.
Greek Reporter20h
Ancient Roman Mosaic Reveals Women Wore Bikini
It is believed that the bikini was a 20th century invention, but an ancient mosaic reveals women in Rome wore it while ...
La Brújula Verde2d
Pallantium, the Legendary Greek City the Romans Believed Existed Where Rome Was Later Founded
The Roman historian Coelius believes this is proof that Rome is a Greek colony, as the sacrifice to Hercules in the Greek ...
soapcentral2d
5 things KAOS changes about Greek mythology, explored
The Netflix series KAOS tries to breathe its own life into the age-old Greek myths as three humans rise to challenge the ...
Inside haunting ‘Island of the Devil’ near Greek holiday hotspot left with a single eerie building with a dark past
THE GREEK island of Gyaros, dubbed the “Island of the Devil’, has sat deserted in the Aegean Sea for almost 50 years. The ...
‘The Return’ Review: Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche Bring Grace and Gravity to This Ancient Greek Odyssey
Director Uberto Pasolini's take on Homer's epic poem is simultaneously visceral and contemplative The post ‘The Return’ ...
University of Delaware3d
Ancient Greek and Roman Studies
UD’s Ancient Greek and Roman Studies program allows students to immerse themselves in the cultures of Ancient Greece and Rome and trace their influence through history to the present day. Students ...
La Brújula Verde11d
Marcus Antonius Pallas, the Treasurer of Two Roman Emperors Who Became Rich Without Ever Embezzling Public Funds
Pallas was of Greek origin, as was often the case with slaves of a certain ... We also know he had a brother, Felix, who, ...
The Globe and Mail7d
Why we think so much about the Roman Empire – and why it matters
As Ms. Beard explains, the Roman Republic forms the underpinnings of Western politics ... Just as the struggle for a “common ...
Cambridge University Press4d
The Stories of Similes in Greek and Roman Epic
Just as the story of an epic poem is woven from characters and plot, so too the individual similes within an epic create a unique simile world. Like any other story, it is peopled by individual ...
Man illegally ships ancient 15-foot-long Roman mosaic to his California home, feds say
A California man lied to U.S. customs officials when he declared he was shipping himself ceramic tiles from Turkey worth less ...