Homer’s Iliad is one of the foundational stories of European civilisation. The Iliad is a long poem – an epic – thought to have first been put down in writing in the eighth century BC, though the ...

The Mycenaean civilization was the first advanced culture of mainland Greece, shaping the foundations of Greek identity, myth, and language.

Memorial Day is observed on Monday, May 29th, which means a three-day weekend. While it is a day to remember the sacrifices ...

Reading Greek literature or authors who have written novels about Greece can send you on an adventure, without worry of ...

A withering rosebud, the brevity of blossom and the one-day wonder of the mayfly: Nature’s ephemeral beauty reminds us of our own finite existence, but melancholy transience also offers moments of ...