Greek Reporter5d
Common Greek Myths Found Throughout Art History
Greek mythology is prominent in art dating from antiquity through to the renaissance and even in contemporary artwork. During ...
Greek Reporter2d
The Fascinating Art of Ancient Greek Bread Baking and Its 72 Varieties
The ancient Greeks used to make a wide variety of breads, as they considered it to be of great importance in their eating ...
Don’t underestimate Cupid – he’s not the chubby cherub you associate with Valentine’s Day
Ancient Greece and Rome may have handed down the image of rosy-cheeked Cupids, but their myths about him explore the messier ...
Hosted on MSN1d
Ancient Greek vs. Roman Religion: What’s the Difference?
The religions of the ancient Greeks and the ancient Romans, often simply called “classical religion,” are often viewed as ...
FIRSTonline23h
Art on Valentine's Day: Iconic Works Depicting Love, Sensuality and Romance
Today is Valentine's Day and to pay homage to the day of love we have chosen only a few works, but there would be an infinite ...
The Conversation22d
Elon Musk and the history of the ‘Roman salute’
The Roman salute’s journey towards being inextricably associated with far-right politics began when a movement led by the Italian poet and nationalist Gabriele D’Annunzio occupied the then ...
The pretty town in the Lake District home to incredible views and world-class restaurants
The picturesque town in the Lake District is perfect for a visit any time of year with its beautiful views, historic ...
BBC23d
Versatile poet's work ranged from nature to civil strife
In the late 1950s he moved to Dublin to study at Trinity College Dublin and it was there, in the company of fellow student poets ... his knowledge of Greek and Roman antiquity had a profound ...
Fast Company22d
What’s the Roman salute? Here’s the history of Musk’s controversial hand gesture
The Roman salute’s journey towards being inextricably associated with far-right politics began when a movement led by the Italian poet and nationalist Gabriele D’Annunzio occupied the then ...
Reliving the Peculiar Nationalist Occupation of Rijeka in Adventurous Hybrid Doc ‘Fiume o morte!’
Igor Bezinović puts a spotlight on his hometown under Italian poet-officer Gabriele D’Annunzio, saying U.S. viewers may notice "parallels" to Donald Trump in his film, which debuts at Rotterdam.
The Conversation23d
Guide to the classics: Aristotle’s Poetics is a bible for screenwriters – but it’s often misread
massaged Aristotle’s ideas to align more closely to the Roman poet Horace’s later treatise on the same subject, The Art of Poetry. The terms that do genuinely originate within the Poetics are ...
The Atlantic on MSN10d
A Novelist Who Looks Into the Dark
Ali Smith scrambles plotlines, upends characters, and flouts chronology—while telling propulsively readable stories.