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The Ancient Olympic Games Virtual Museum

The Olympic idea was born in ancient Greece nearly 3,000 years ago. Sporting contests took place during the great festivals that the Greeks held in honour of their gods. The most important of these contests was the Olympic Games, dedicated to Zeus, the Father of the Gods. Every four years, free men from all over the Greek world gathered at the Game...

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Ancient Greek Olympics in the Classroom!

Ancient Greek Olympics in the Classroom! Bringing the spirit of the Ancient Greek Olympics into the classroom can be an exciting and engaging way to teach students about history, sportsmanship, and teamwork. By incorporating elements of the ancient games into modern lessons, educators can create a dynamic and interactive learning environment that ...

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The Last Days of Socrates

The Last Days of Socrates is a series of four dialogues written by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. These dialogues recount the trial, imprisonment, and eventual execution of the famous philosopher Socrates. The four dialogues are Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, and Phaedo. In Euthyphro, Socrates discusses piety and its true meaning with a man name...

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The Geography of Ancient Greece

Greece is located in the Mediterranean Sea. It is a peninsula, with water on three sides. There are also many Greek islands. Rhodes and Crete were two of the larger islands. Sparta and Athens were the major cities of ancient Greece. Central Greece is broken up by hills and mountains. It was hard for the ancient Greeks to travel through these areas....

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A Taste of the Ancient World: Greco-Roman eating, drinking,

and farming. An exhibit about Greco-Roman eating and drinking, farming and starving presented by undergraduates in Classical Civilization 452: Food in the Ancient World. The Kelsey Museum of Archaeology...

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Bulfinch`s Mythology, The Trojan War

MINERVA (Athena) was the goddess of wisdom, but on one occasion she did a very foolish thing; she entered into competition with Juno (Hera) and Venus (Aphrodite) for the prize of beauty. FURTHER BROWSING AND SEARCHING; Browse THE OLYMPIAN GODS; Search ENCYLOPEDIA MYTHICA; Browse MYTHOLOGY IN WESTERN ART; Search PERSEUS; Browse HOMER`S ILIAD (Butler...

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Hellenistic Philosophy: The Search for Happiness in an Age of Change

The Hellenistic period (323–31 BCE), which began with the death of Alexander the Great, was a time of profound cultural, political, and intellectual transformation. As Alexander’s empire fragmented, Greek culture spread across the Mediterranean, North Africa, and Asia, merging with local traditions to create the rich and diverse Hellenistic world. ...

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The Ecole Initiative: The Eleusinian Mysteries

The Eleusinian Mysteries, held annually in honor of Demeter and Persephone, were the most sacred and revered of all the ritual celebrations of ancient Greece. They were instituted in the city of Eleusis, some twenty-two kilometers west of Athens, possibly as far back as the early Mycenaean period, and continued for almost two thousand years. Large ...

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Philip of Macedon: The King Who Paved the Way for an Empire

Philip II of Macedon (r. 359–336 B.C.), the father of Alexander the Great, was a ruler of extraordinary vision, military brilliance, and political cunning. Under his leadership, the once-overlooked kingdom of Macedon rose from obscurity to dominate Greece and lay the foundation for Alexander’s legendary conquests. Philip’s legacy is one of transfor...

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Hellenistic Greece: The Legacy of Alexander the Great

The story of Hellenistic Greece begins with one of history's most extraordinary figures: Alexander the Great. His conquests not only reshaped the ancient world but also set the stage for an era of unparalleled cultural and intellectual fusion, forever altering the course of history. Alexander’s Vision and Conquests Born in 356 BCE in Macedon, Alexa...

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