We were excited to welcome Joel Christensen for an Open House entitled “Epic Narrative and Toxic Heroism.” The event took place on Friday, May 13 at 12:00 p.m. EDT and was recorded. To get ready for the event you might like to read: The Last Mythic Hero You can watch the video down below or on our YouTube channel. For further videos please visit the Watch page. Joel Christensen Joel… Read more
…chaplets were employed in honour of the gods, the Lares, public as well as domestic, the sepulchres, and the Manes. The highest place, however, in public estimation, was held by the plaited chaplet; such as we find used by the Salii in their sacred rites, and at the solemnization of their yearly banquets. In later times, the rose chaplet has been adopted, and luxury arose at last to such a… Read more
We were excited to welcome Chiara Palladino for an Open House entitled “Discovering Ancient Documents with Digital Mapping Tools.” The event took place on Friday, April 22 at 11:00 a.m. EDT and was recorded. This event has a hands-on component. Instructions are beneath the video. You can watch the video below or on our YouTube channel. To follow along with this hands-on component, create an account at Recogito and watch… Read more
Semele and Selene, one was born a mortal and the other a goddess. Both have enchanting and melodious names in ancient Greek with the same type of resonance. No wonder we sometimes confuse one for the other. However their stories are very dissimilar and poles apart. Selene – also known as Menē in Pindar1 and in the Hymn to Selene2 – is a goddess and spends her days driving her… Read more
The occasion was a horse race at the great Panathenaic festival. Callias, the son of Hipponicus, being a friend and lover of the boy Autolycus, had brought the lad, himself the winner of the pankration, to see the spectacle. As soon as the horse race was over, Callias proceeded to escort Autolycus and his father, Lycon, to his house in the Piraeus, being attended also by Niceratus. But catching sight… Read more