Greek Reporter

The Most Prestigious Universities With Greek Studies Departments

Prominent universities across the world continue to offer their students the option of pursuing Greek studies, remaining a vital discipline.
Greek Reporter

How Homer’s Epics Survived After the Fall of the Ancient Greek World

Homer's Epics, Iliad and Odyssey, brought the ideas of Greek civilization to the world, serving as the foundation of Western literature.
CounterPunch

Greek Traditions – Backbone of Civilization

All traditions are human inventions that last briefly or, sometimes, forever. Some of those innovations are extremely useful, and last, others vanish, only to be replaced by better alternatives. We ...
CounterPunch

The Bronze Age Origins of Greek Civilization

Bronze has been an important metal for millennia. Some two thousand years of Greek history come under the Bronze Age, 3,100 – 1,000 years BCE. This was a time of enormous creativity and courage when ...
Yahoo

How ideas from ancient Greek philosophy may have driven civilization toward climate change

Wildfires driven by increasing winds and unprecedented heat surrounded Athens, Greece, this past summer, blanketing its ancient marble monuments and olive groves with ash and acrid smoke. These are ...
The American Conservative

When Greece Was Rich—and Why

Did political decentralization foster classical civilization? That is one of the central claims of this fascinating new work of analytical history by the Stanford political scientist and classicist ...
Forbes

‘Extraordinary’ Tomb Discovery Provides First Evidence Of Greek Culture At Pompeii

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rebecca Ann Hughes covers travel, culture and food in Europe. Italy’s archeological park of Pompeii has offered up another ...
Artnet

Greek Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Marble Workshop Filled With Unfinished Statues

The latest ancient Greek archaeological find to cause a stir is a Hellenistic marble workshop, discovered during a dig on Paros, part of the Cyclades island group in the Aegean Sea. You might not know ...
WTSP

How Tarpon Springs became a hub for Greek culture and sponging

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — One of the Tampa Bay area’s hidden gems sits at the north end of Pinellas County. Known for its Greek history and culture, Tarpon Springs is a must-see destination if you’re new ...