Women’s vital roles in ancient Greek theater challenge the long-standing myth of an exclusively male-dominated performance ...

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At the majestic Curium ancient theatre, a select cast of actors will present Sophocles’ Philoctetes.The drama is a Greek tragedy that masterfully deals with the victory of the ...

Steve McBride collects ancient Greek and Roman coins from his homestead in Mobile, N.L. He says it can connect people today with those who lived thousands of years ago.

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One night in 373 BCE, the earth beneath the Greek city of Helike groaned and cracked. As homes crumbled and temples collapsed, a tsunami wave surged in from the Gulf of Corinth, swallowing the ...

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Nun’s skeleton reveals that some ancient women were extreme hermits Self-tormenting practices were all the rage in ancient Byzantium, from wearing chains to living on top of small pillars—and ...

Another had what looked like a Greek tragedy mask inked on his shin. I thought that was poignant so I asked him about it. He said it was a depiction of a pizza brand called Cheesus Crust.