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Ancient Greece

  • Cowabunga: Long before comic books, ancient cultures were depicting turtles as warriors

    Cowabunga: Long before comic books, ancient cultures were depicting turtles as warriors

    Louise Pryke, The Conversation
    · Feb 17, 2021 · 11:30 pm
  • What revisiting Greek mythology tells us about leadership in the times of the plague

    What revisiting Greek mythology tells us about leadership in the times of the plague

    Joel Christensen, The Conversation
    · Mar 17, 2020 · 05:30 pm
  • Why we romanticise ancient Greek homosexuality, but snub Rome’s role in popularising queer love

    Why we romanticise ancient Greek homosexuality, but snub Rome’s role in popularising queer love

    Jennifer Ingleheart, The Conversation
    · Feb 14, 2020 · 09:30 pm
  • In an ancient Indian legend, robots guarded Buddha’s relics

    In an ancient Indian legend, robots guarded Buddha’s relics

    Adrienne Mayor, The Conversation
    · Mar 16, 2019 · 01:30 pm
  • No more a lost art: Researchers have finally figured out what ancient Greek music sounded like

    No more a lost art: Researchers have finally figured out what ancient Greek music sounded like

    Armand D'Angour, The Conversation
    · Aug 02, 2018 · 11:30 pm
  • Ancient Greece tells us how engaging ordinary citizens in public finance results in better budgets

    Ancient Greece tells us how engaging ordinary citizens in public finance results in better budgets

    Lyn Carson, The Conversation David M. Pritchard, The Conversation
    · Feb 21, 2018 · 11:30 pm
  • Was Helen really to blame for the Trojan War – or just a scapegoat?

    Was Helen really to blame for the Trojan War – or just a scapegoat?

    Jan Haywood, The Conversation
    · Sep 21, 2016 · 11:30 pm