The attempt of the Pythagoreans to reshape society in Croton, Magna Graecia, through politics led to public backlash and ...

For an innovation of modern technology to be featured in a statue made in ancient Greece was peculiar and a debate about its ...

Take inspiration from the goddesses and architecture of ancient Greece and give your home a regal update. After all, who doesn’t love tall columns, stone statues, voluptuous Grecian busts and ...

Kabbalah intertwines with Greek philosophy, from Neoplatonism to Pythagorean symbols, shaping Jewish mystical thought.

Decoration varied widely: a harp might be covered with ornate drawings of animals or it might be plain and almost bare. Since the harps were of wood, all that remains of them are drawings on ancient ...

Wherever he went, Alexander took Greek ideas. After he died ... still use in Britain today to choose who runs the country. In ancient Athens, citizens met regularly to vote on the laws that ...

Ancient Greeks held festivals, sacrifices, games, and religious processions at the site; today it’s a magnet for tourists. PHOTOGRAPH BY VINCENT J. MUSI-ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF THE ACROPOLIS ...