Archaic

In the history of ancient Greece, the Archaic period is usually dated to between ca. 800 and 500 BC. Often, the date is extended down to around 480 BC Some authors hold that the Archaic period proper starts with the first supposedly historic event, the Olympic Games of 776 BC. Others have the Archaic period start at around 700 BC.

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Romantic love in Homer
Romantic love in Homer

Josho Brouwers

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“Heroic” nudity?
“Heroic” nudity?
Naked men in ancient Greek art

Josho Brouwers

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Aeneas before Virgil
Aeneas before Virgil
Early Greek sources about the Trojan hero

Josho Brouwers

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Enhancing the gods
Enhancing the gods
Pheidias and the Siphnian Frieze

Gareth Williams

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Cleobis and Biton
Cleobis and Biton

Josho Brouwers

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The ancient Greek hoplite
The ancient Greek hoplite
Podcast podcast #2

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The Battle of the Champions
The Battle of the Champions

Josho Brouwers

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Dionysius the Phocaean
Dionysius the Phocaean
An Archaic pirate

Joshua R. Hall

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A warrior on a red-figure cup
A warrior on a red-figure cup

Josho Brouwers

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A Cypriot chariot in Amsterdam
A Cypriot chariot in Amsterdam

Josho Brouwers

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How Corinthian is the Corinthian helmet?
How Corinthian is the Corinthian helmet?

Josho Brouwers

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The Athenian tyrant-killers
The Athenian tyrant-killers

Josho Brouwers

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