An ancient Greek professor goes to a tailor to get his trousers mended. The tailor asks: “Euripides?” The professor replies: “Yes. Eumenides?” This is worthy of a Christmas cracker joke as long as you are up on ancient Greece. Euripides (480 – 406BC), pronounced like “You-rip-a-these”, was a great Athenian playwright and The Eumenides, “You-mend-a-these”,Continue reading “Humor for ancient Greeks”
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Fun Activities to Do In Sydney
Sydney is Australia’s largest and most popular city. This city has a lot of tourist attractions to offer to both locals and tourists. From the Sydney Opera House to Sydney Harbour Bridge to the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, there are so many attractions you can explore in this beautiful city. If you are planning aContinue reading “Fun Activities to Do In Sydney”
Gates of Athens
Persia vs Athens: Including the Persian point of view . . . On the plains of Marathon an army of slaves gathers . . . Under Darius the Great, King of Kings, the mighty Persian army – swollen by 10,000 Immortal warriors – have come to subjugate the Greeks. In their path, vastly outnumbered, standsContinue reading “Gates of Athens”
Assassin’s Creed
I have seen some great ancient Greek images in screen shots of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. Some of which made an effort to be authentic, some didn’t. Here are a few I have found to whet your appetite. If you have some that are better, please contact me and I will put them up here.
Athens Highlights
Quick photo guide to ancient Athens
Mycenae Citadel 2019
In 2019 we returned to the Peloponnese to visit a few ancient Greek sites that we had missed before. Below is a photo journal created by Karin with a little editing by Michael. It is an evocative, personalised account of what we saw at this ancient monument. Our main page for Mycenae is HERE TheContinue reading “Mycenae Citadel 2019”
ToposText: Ancient meets App
With this app you can walk, ride or drive through the Greek countryside and not only identify the ruins along the road but also read what the ancients themselves had to say about them. ToposText maps more than 5,000 places connected with the ancient Greek world: ancient cities and shrines, medieval castles and towers, modernContinue reading “ToposText: Ancient meets App”
Epidavros 2019
My wife and I toured the Peloponnese in June 2019 emphasizing the major ancient sites. Below are a few excerpts from her delightful–and researched–photo album. The link for the whole thing is below as well as a link to our sister website about our expat lifestyle in Greece. Of course the theatre and its amazingContinue reading “Epidavros 2019”
Print Your Own Artifacts
3D printing has long been touted in the investment news as the wave of the future but it didn’t hit home to me until I saw this headline for a CNET article: “3D print your own ancient artefacts for a home museum” That article was about a startup company that went to various museums to scan their artifactsContinue reading “Print Your Own Artifacts”
How Interconnected was the Ancient World?
New research reveals that the famous terracotta warrior army buried near Xi’an, China was directly influenced by ancient Greek sculpture. There has been no previous archaeological record or written evidence of interaction between these cultures. Yet students of history are familiar with many legends and myths that hint at a network of ancient travellers that disbursed technicalContinue reading “How Interconnected was the Ancient World?”