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Dionysus was a Greek nature god, often associated with ... next to a Doctor Who novel (2002's Eighth Doctor adventure Camera Obscura by Lloyd Rose – it's a good 'un!) and some of her backing ...
The lecture hall of an "impressive high school" from an ancient Greek settlement was recently uncovered in Italy – with the discovery highlighting the similarities between ancient and modern ...
The training of the warriors during the classical periods of Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire have become a point of focus is recent years, with one trainer shedding light on the exact moves ...
An entire ancient Egyptian settlement from the New Kingdom, also known as the Golden Age of Egypt, surfaced from beneath Greek ruins at the site of Kom el-Nugus near Alexandria Among the artifacts ...
If you walked down a city street in ancient Greek and Roman times, it's likely you'd come across children or even adults playing a ball game. The Roman playwright Plautus (3rd/2nd century BC ...
You’re obviously not alone, but as it turns out, even the ancient Greeks dabbled in the dark arts. Based on a recent discovery at the excavation site of Kerameikos, where the main graveyard of ...
The Isle of Man Victorian Society, which has run the Great Union Camera Obscura on Douglas Head since 2005, made the appeal after a number of current members become unable to man it. The structure ...
Thucydides fought in the Peloponnesian War on the Athenian side. His world was steeped in the sensibilities of Greek tragedy, and his historical narrative carries that imprint throughout.
“It’s simultaneously worship and public Christianity.” The ancient Greek hymn is by far the oldest surviving piece of Christian music—it predates the next notated work by six centurie ...