To pass the time the ancient Greeks played various board and dice games which have been attested to in various sources.

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Even though his works have been lost in time, Lasus is remembered as an innovator and a revolutionary artistic figure. He is ...

At the ancient Olympics in Greece, athletes weren’t the only stars of the show. The spectacle also attracted poets, who recited their works for eager audiences. Competitors commissioned bigger ...

The vibrant period of Ancient Greek civilization from 1200 BCE to 323 BCE gave us exceptional achievements ... Ancient Greek culture shaped contemporary poetry, democracy, philosophy ...

Examine the ancient Greek slave classes and their role in maintaining the economy. How they were represented in art and ...

We have all learned, we all know, that in dictatorial regimes the beginning may seem easy. Yet tragedy waits at the end, inescapably. It is this tragic ending that consciously or unconsciously ...

Brøns also refers to a text by the Greek poet and scholar Kallimachos (305 to around 240 BCE) which describes the statue of Ptolemaic Egyptian Queen Berenice II (around 267 to 221 BCE) as “yet ...

An 1838 illustration of Pindar, the lyric poet from ancient Greece, reciting one of the Olympian odes DEA / ICAS94 via Getty Images At the ancient Olympics in Greece, athletes weren’t the only ...

The ancient Greek poet Pindar celebrates an Olympic victory in this 1872 painting by Giuseppe Sciuti. DEA Picture Library via Getty Images. Coubertin gave ...