Kerameikos is an ancient Athenian area formerly known as the Potters' Quarter, which today stands as the largest necropolis ...
In the Greek capital, ancient history is everywhere you look. But these days, the city is also home to boundary-pushing art. A passerby might have mistaken it for a wedding feast. In Metaxourgio, a ...
On the eve of the Peloponnesian War in 432 BC, the wise king of Sparta, Archidamus, was summoned to address a clash between the Corinthians and Athenians. Corinth, an ally of Sparta, warned that ...
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The 'Plague of Athens' was one of the world's first epidemics – and now we may know what caused it
Amnesia, foul breath, gangrene, and unstoppable diarrhea. These were just a few of the symptoms caused by an ancient disease ...
The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. The second annual Oconee Hill Cemetery walking tour was a trip through Athens’ ...
July 26, 2004 -- The city of Athens is glowing with fresh paint and crowded with shining limousines as Greece prepares to host the 2004 Olympic Games. Western culture owes a lot to the Greeks -- they ...
Hellanicus of Lesbos, born c. 480 BC in Greece, was one of the earliest, most prolific Greek logographers of the 5th century ...
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I Traveled to Athens in Search of the Ancient Greek Storytellers—and Found Some Modern-day Surprises
Beyond the Acropolis, I found Japanese fusion, herbal spa treatments, and some friendly stray cats.
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