Analysing one of the greatest speeches in history: Pericles’ funeral oration in 430 BC. The…
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Analysing one of the greatest speeches in history: Pericles’ funeral oration in 430 BC. The…
A video on YouTube shows the faces of Ancient Greeks in a realistic way like…
Don Morgan Nielsen looks at how the British Museum plays semantic games with the concept of ‘integrity’ when it comes to its Collection and the Parthenon Sculptures.
This is the story about how the quest to create an extra virgin olive oil based beard balm led to the launch of a new Hellenic inspired streetwear brand. Infused with the ‘spirit of the Hellenic warrior’, The Imperial General has been embraced by the Greek diaspora as well as martial artists wishing to represent the brand and all that it signifies. We speak to Nick, the man behind the brand, to find out more.
That we’ve broken their statues, that we’ve driven them out of their temples, doesn’t mean…
The celebrated Greek statesman Pericles is credited with ordering the design and construction of the Parthenon between 447 and 432 BC as a temple for Athena—the goddess of wisdom, arts and literature and war. Still dominating the modern city of Athens, the Parthenon is a magnificent testimony to the glory and renown the city enjoyed throughout antiquity. Pericles had made no idle boast then when he emphatically stated that ‘…we shall be the marvel of the present day and of ages yet to come.
Awarded theatre/film director/actor Dimos Avdeliotis is staging a number of live performances (in their third…
