What the Greeks Did for the Olympics
In What the Greeks Did for Us, Tony Spawforth says ‘the modern Olympics are the most globally high-profile manifestation of ‘what the Greeks did…
Ancient Greece
Amateurism, Medals and National Anthems – Olympic Myths Part 1
Article by Neil Faulkner, author A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics. The modern Olympics purport to be a reconstruction of the ancient. In…
An A-Z of the World – E. H. Gombrich on: the Olympic Games
As an aid to students, teachers and parents, we have constructed an A–Z of the World taken from E. H. Gombrich’s, A Little History…
What the Greeks Did For Us: An A-Z Guide
Our contemporary world is inescapably Greek. Whether in a word like “pandemic,” a Freudian state of mind like the “Oedipus complex,” or a replica…
An A-Z of the World – E. H. Gombrich on: Zeus (and Apollo)
As an aid to students, teachers and parents, we have constructed an A–Z of the World taken from E. H. Gombrich’s, A Little History…
An A-Z of the World – E. H. Gombrich on: Darius, King of Kings
As an aid to students, teachers and parents, we have constructed an A–Z of the World taken from E. H. Gombrich’s, A Little History…
An A-Z of the World – E. H. Gombrich on: Alexander the Great
As an aid to students, teachers and parents, we have constructed an A–Z of the World taken from E. H. Gombrich’s, A Little History…
The Limits of Tolerance and Ancient Greek Mythology by Emily Katz Anhalt
Emily Katz Anhalt— The ancient Greeks were open-minded without being tolerant. They didn’t devise the world’s first-ever democracy by tolerating everything. Their unprecedented transition…
The Persian Wars: Why We Must Attend to Sparta
‘The degree of originality in this book is remarkable.’ – Donald Kagan, author of The Peloponnesian War In this article for the YaleBooks blog,…
Ancient Olympic Boxing, A Sickening Spectacle: Neil Faulkner reads from ‘A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics’
Were the ancient Olympic games anything like the competitions we know today? Neil Faulkner’s A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics transports us to the games…