Opinion
Why Does Elon Musk Have Such a Straight View of Antiquity?
Musk and other conservatives often omit the role of queer soldiers in ancient military successes when extolling the virtues of Greek warriors.
Ancient Greece
Film
The Return Is a Shabby CliffsNotes Version of the Odyssey
Homer’s Odysseus is complicated and playful — a man who has suffered, and is changed. Pasolini’s Odysseus squints, and occasionally flexes.
Art
The Fugitive Ghost of Ancient Greece’s Greatest Sculptor
Although his work is legendary in ancient Greek sculpture, Phidias himself remains fugitive, a blank space whose outlines can be discerned in the copies of his works.
Film
John Wick Gives a Bone-Cracking Lesson in Greco-Roman Mythology
Familiar tales of Greek and Roman mythology abound in the latest chapter of the cult series.
News
Archaeologists Find Possible Remains of Temple of Poseidon
The site matches descriptions by the Ancient Greek historian Strabo, who wrote about the shrine more than 2,000 years ago.
News
2,000-Year-Old Hercules Statue Unearthed in Greece
The statue was found in a town square in Philippi and adorned a building that may have been a public fountain in the Byzantine period.
Art
Met Exhibition Brings Back the Color to Ancient Sculptures
Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color reminds us, once again, that our view of the ancient world is whitewashed.
News
Massive Head of Hercules Pulled From Historic Shipwreck
Marine archeologists made the findings while working on the Roman-era Antikythera shipwreck.
News
Ukrainian Soldiers Unearth Ancient Greek Amphorae During Trench Dig
The artifacts are estimated to date from 400 to 300 BCE, when Greek settlements existed along the northern shores of the Black Sea near Odesa.
News
These Stunning Roman Mosaics Were Hidden Under Croatian Streets
Archaeologists discovered the mosaic floors during excavations before the city began construction on sewage and water pipes.
News
British Museum Denies Request to 3D Scan Parthenon Marbles
The Institute for Digital Archaeology hoped to scan the marbles and create an exact replica that might help settle the dispute between the London museum and Greece.
News
AI Can Help Reconstruct Ancient Texts — With Stunning Accuracy
A new deep neural network developed by an AI research lab and university researchers could help epigraphers restore and date fragmentary inscriptions.