A thought-provoking exploration of the Epicurean Paradox—how ancient and modern minds wrestle with the problem of evil and ...

Work and wages varied immensely in ancient Greece. Agriculture was the backbone of the economy but work was available in ...

Ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus, founder of 'The Garden,' taught that true happiness stems from freedom from fear, peace ...

James M. Redfield, a University of Chicago scholar renowned for his groundbreaking research on the ancient Greek world and ...

This video argues that lottery elections may be closer to democracy’s original meaning than modern voting. Ancient Athens ...

Nathan Arrington, an assistant professor of art and archaeology at Princeton University, sometimes visits the cemetery near campus to think. He is an expert on another burial ground, thousands of ...

Virtual reality has the power to transport viewers to places as hostile as the Red Planet and as sophisticated as a fine arts museum. Now, VR users can tour parts of ancient Athens like it appeared ...

THE Athens of the fourth and fifth centuries before Christ, which may properly enough be called the Periclean Athens, has been an extinct community for more than two thousand years, and yet it is more ...

Sarah Manguso is a freelance writer and author. Her work has appeared in Harper's Magazine, The Paris Review, and other publications. When we travel we bring home not just souvenirs but stories, the ...