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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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. 2022Continue reading “Assassin’s Creed”
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”