Battle of Marathon: The Decisive Clash That Saved Ancient Greece
Introduction The historical significance of the Battle of Marathon cannot be overstated, with this pivotal encounter setting the stage for the Greco-Persian wars that continued…
Introduction The historical significance of the Battle of Marathon cannot be overstated, with this pivotal encounter setting the stage for the Greco-Persian wars that continued…
While popular history tends to bring forth the notion of Alexander the Great as a military genius (and rightly so), his generalship was not only…
Popular culture has been kind to the historical episode of the Battle of Thermopylae, but with romanticized anecdotes intertwined between the actual events that took…
Ancient Corinth was one of the most powerful and important of the Greek city-states, with the settlement itself boasting a population of over 90,000 during…
Introduction Historically, Constantinople was the largest and wealthiest city in Europe from the 5th to early 13th century AD. To that end, it was Emperor…
Introduction Pompeii, the ancient Roman town-city near modern Naples, boasted an assortment of baths, houses, temples, public structures, graffiti, frescoes, and even a gymnasium and…
Considered the founder of formal logic, Aristotle is also known for establishing quite a few tenets of zoological studies and the scientific method of investigation….
Magna Graecia (‘Great Greece’ or Megalē Hellas) pertains to the various coastal factions and settlements of southern Italy that were colonized by the Greeks from…
Bactria, encompassing parts of modern-day Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, was counted among one of the easternmost provinces of the Achaemenid Persian Empire and the later…
Last week, we talked about the discoveries of two Greek settlements, one in Crimea and the other pertaining to the lost city of Tenea. This…