Literature

Herodotus and the Question Why

A book by Christopher Pelling

Roel Konijnendijk

Battle of the Frogs and Mice

A new edition by Joel Christensen and Erik Robinson

Josho Brouwers

Lessons in authenticity from Horace

Grace Spiewak

Who mourns for Motya?

The death of a Phoenician town

Joshua R. Hall

Talos, the bronze guardian

Josho Brouwers

War’s effect on society

A fragment of Ennius

Joshua R. Hall

Epikouros

An ancient Greek word for mercenary?

Josho Brouwers

The club of Heracles

Recognizing the mighty hero in ancient art

Josho Brouwers

Architectural orders

Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and more

Josho Brouwers

An elaborate romance?

The Etruscan reputation for piracy

Joshua R. Hall

A hero from an earlier age

Epaminondas in Cicero and Roman antiquity

Joshua R. Hall

Snide Athena

The dark side of a Greek deity

Joshua R. Hall