The move for American Independence was greatly influenced by ancient Greece, particularly philosophy from the time.

There were also many stories and plays that give us representations of women in ancient Greece. But how many of these texts were written by women? None? Is there a reason why we have so little ...

Greece and Gender: Ancient Texts, Modern Versions. CLST 300A/ENG 390 A Meryl Altman 12:40-2:10 TR. When we look into depictions of gender and sexuality in the Ancient Greek world, much seems strange ...

Men in ancient Greece engaged in sexual activity with both men and women and sex acts were frequently depicted on Greek vases. Because "respectable" women were not allowed to attend symposia, women ...

I mean, it is absolutely the case that the texts and the cultural artifacts that were produced in ancient Greece and Rome, and other parts of the Mediterranean, become really important later on in ...

Fragments of an ancient Greek text telling of an invasion of Greece by the Goths during the third century A.D. have been discovered in the Austrian National Library. The text includes a battle ...

A new analysis of ancient Greek and Roman medical texts suggests that dementia was extremely rare 2,000 to 2,500 years ago, in the time of Aristotle, Galen and Pliny the Elder.

At the University of Virginia, assistant professor of classics Inger Kuin explores the intellectual history of ancient Greece and Rome. Within her research, she studies the role of humor in ...