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Presentations of women in Euripides’ Medea and Hippolytus, and Aristophanes’ comedies?
The recurring presence of Euripides as a subject for satire throughout Aristophanes’ extant dramas[1] arguably culminates with Frogs in 405BC; however, it is in Thesmophoriazusae that Euripides plays his most central role, in…
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How did the Phoenicians affect Greek and Latin languages and cultures?
Arguably the two most culturally significant languages in the world: Greek and Latin, share a common linguistic root: Phonecian. This intricate connection which has developed from trade, cultural diffusion and mythological influences is…
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Atlas: more than the man who holds up the sky?
Atlas was a Titan condemned to hold up the heavens for eternity after the Titanomachy - the ignominious defeat of the Titans to the Olympian gods led by Zeus and his allies. However,…
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Attitudes to Ruins in Classical Antiquity
Literature from classical antiquity is riddled with references to the transience of everything in this world: Heraclitus famously says ‘nothing is permanent except change’[1]and Herodotus states ‘human prosperity never continues in the same…
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The Aeneid: Augustan Propaganda or Virgil’s Admonition of Imperial Rome
Ostensibly, Virgil’s Aeneid is an epic effusive in its praise and admiration for Emperor Augustus and it has been regarded thus by most readers since. Virgil primarily achieves this through the parallels drawn…
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How did Plato’s physique affect the impact of his ideas?
Plato is known throughout the world as one of the most accomplished and influential thinkers of all time. However, there was another aspect of his for which he would have been equally admired…
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The Olmec tribe
Did the Olmec Tribe have an advanced civilisation?The Olmecs were one of the major civilizations in Mesoamerica...
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To what extent can the epigram up to Martial be justified as a legitimate literary genre?
The epigram started out as an inscription (ἐπιγραμμα), first appearing in elegiac metre in the 7th century BC.[1] Originally featuring on tombs and statues, it then expanded to become sympotic and humorous. By…
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Should Sophocles’ Antigone really be called ‘Antigone’?
The eponymous title of Sophocles’ Antigone is rather misleading: not only does it suggest there to be one central plot but also one main character – something we should find rather disconcerting, even…
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The Hidden Figures of Greek Philosophy: Sappho, Leontion, and Arete of Cyrene
As a poet, lyricist, and teacher, Sappho might be one of the most well-studied and researched women of her time. But, as always, new opinions and analyses appear, making us question what we…
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On Metre and Music in the Parodos of Aeschylus’ Agamemnon
Aeschylus’ Agamemnon was first performed in 458BC, and its parodos is the chorus’ entry-song. In contrast with later extant 5th Century BC tragedies where the actors and dialogue seem to be more important…
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