Although the Iliad typically features round shields, Hector, Agamemnon, and especially Ajax carry large shields described as being like towers. Ajax’s shield was enormous, made from eight ox hides. Hector’s...
Ancient Greece
”..but what do you have to say about my own happiness?” To this, the wise Athenian responded with a phrase that would become famous: “Count no man happy before his...
The friendship between Achilles and Patroclus was especially strong for another reason: Patroclus’ father, Menoetius, was the brother of Peleus, Achilles’ father, meaning they were first cousins.
He famously remarked, “Pound away at the sack—the body of Anaxarchus—you will not pound Anaxarchus himself,” asserting that while his body could be destroyed, his spirit and identity remained untouchable.
According to Pausanias, Milo once smeared a disk with oil, stood on it, and challenged other athletes and spectators to move him, which no one could do. It is also...
Still shocked, the Spartans received an immediate attack from the Thebans, who wanted to preempt any reinforcements for the besieged. And they were right. A strong force under Cleombrotus was...
Almost all the allies stood up, but none of the Spartans did; for they were forbidden to practice or learn any menial craft. Then Agesilaus laughed and said, “Do you...
Luxury items were prominent among the traded goods. Olive oil and wine, both essential staples of ancient Greek life, were widely exchanged. Grains, another fundamental resource, also moved along these...
To each of the relatives, they announced the names of the dead, while the ephors warned the women not to mourn for them but to silently endure their misfortune. Obviously,...
.. the Athenians responded: “Our demand is to achieve what we consider feasible from what we truly have in mind, knowing well that both you and we understand that, according...
Although the Iliad typically features round shields, Hector, Agamemnon, and especially Ajax carry large shields described as being like towers. Ajax’s shield was enormous, made from eight ox hides. Hector’s...
”..but what do you have to say about my own happiness?” To this, the wise Athenian responded with a phrase that would become famous: “Count no man happy before his...
The friendship between Achilles and Patroclus was especially strong for another reason: Patroclus’ father, Menoetius, was the brother of Peleus, Achilles’ father, meaning they were first cousins.
He famously remarked, “Pound away at the sack—the body of Anaxarchus—you will not pound Anaxarchus himself,” asserting that while his body could be destroyed, his spirit and identity remained untouchable.
According to Pausanias, Milo once smeared a disk with oil, stood on it, and challenged other athletes and spectators to move him, which no one could do. It is also...
Still shocked, the Spartans received an immediate attack from the Thebans, who wanted to preempt any reinforcements for the besieged. And they were right. A strong force under Cleombrotus was...
Almost all the allies stood up, but none of the Spartans did; for they were forbidden to practice or learn any menial craft. Then Agesilaus laughed and said, “Do you...
Luxury items were prominent among the traded goods. Olive oil and wine, both essential staples of ancient Greek life, were widely exchanged. Grains, another fundamental resource, also moved along these...
To each of the relatives, they announced the names of the dead, while the ephors warned the women not to mourn for them but to silently endure their misfortune. Obviously,...
.. the Athenians responded: “Our demand is to achieve what we consider feasible from what we truly have in mind, knowing well that both you and we understand that, according...