The issue of who was considered Greek during the era of ancient Greece has been a matter of broad scholarly debate for ...

Religion is a very important part of Ancient Greek life. I should know - people give me credit for telling a few of the best-known stories about the gods, goddesses and heroes. The Iliad ...

Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact ...

Note that the list assumes that you will devote most of your effort to literary sources. If you wish to devote substantial time to art and archaeology as sources for myth and religion, you may discuss ...

About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important places in the ancient world. The Greeks were great thinkers, warriors, writers, actors, athletes, artists, architects and politicians.

In Greece, internal wars and conflict were ... The modern Olympics are also seen by some as a kind of "civil religion", where the ancient worship of gods has been replaced by a patriotic devotion ...

The new projects deal with themes ranging from “Religious conservatism and the support for right-wing populist parties” and “Localism and religion in ancient Greece”, to “Divination and politics in ...