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Sappho 31 - Translation
Amani, London This poem is widely considered the most famous archaic Greek lyric poem by the Greek poet Sappho from the island of Lesbos....
achillesreel
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Emperors of Rome
Rali, London When looking back at the distant past, many make the assumption that everything was primitive. The leaders were oppressive,...
achillesreel
8 min read
The Goddess Artemis and Her Followers
A selection of myths illustrating the portrayal of Artemis, especially known as the goddess of the hunt, wild animals and chastity.
achillesreel
3 min read
Fulvia: The Woman Who Managed To Rise Through Rome’s Perilous Politics
The power and influence of an aristocratic woman, named Fluvia, in the inflexible patriarchal Roman society.
achillesreel
3 min read
The Depiction of Dionysus and His Gender
How Dionysus challenged stereotypes of gender expression by not conforming to the gender binary.
achillesreel
5 min read
Homer's Use of Gender in the Odyssey
A discussion of the portrayal of male and female characters in the Odyssey, particularly through the manipulation of grammatical gender.
Dr H Linscott
7 min read
Etymology and the voyages of words
Izzy Smale, London We use many words that have Greek origins, for example: amoral, asymmetric, barometer, chronology, demagogue,...
achillesreel
2 min read
An Ancient Greek Voyage to the Moon?
Laura Brownlow, London Ἀληθῆ διηγήματα (A True Story) By Lucian of Samosata ‘A True Story’, written by Lucian of Samosata, is a novella...
achillesreel
2 min read
Horace's Propempticon | Translation
Maaira Khan, London In antiquity, a propempticon was a poem written with the purpose of sending a friend off on a good voyage. When...
achillesreel
2 min read
Two Weary Travelers: Comparing Homer’s Odyssey and Virgil’s Aeneid
Maaira Khan, London Homer’s Odyssey and Virgil’s Aeneid both narrate the tumultuous voyages of travellers following the sack of Troy. In...
achillesreel
7 min read
Theseus and the Minotaur
Jinyoung Kil, Jeju The origin of the Minotaur starts from King Minos of Crete asking Poseidon (God of the Sea) to lend him a strong bull...
achillesreel
3 min read
Trading in Ancient Rome
Yena Cho, Jeju Trading was an essential part of the Roman empire; as the Romans gradually developed a more sophisticated economy from...
achillesreel
2 min read
“On the Ocean”- the legendary voyage of Pytheas
Thomas Zhan, Jeju Pytheas, a mythical figure of ancient Greece, is known as the first Greek to ever visit and describe the British Isles...
achillesreel
4 min read
Seas battles and different types of ships in the ancient world
Rock Ruan, Jeju In the ancient world, ships did not have as advanced technologies as today, and the main way of moving a gigantic ship...
achillesreel
2 min read
Ancient Greek Transportation
Andrew Cheon, Jeju The ancient Greek world was generally an impressive era with numerous advancements in many areas from technology to...
achillesreel
2 min read
Voyage of the term “Republic”: From the Roman Republic to the Republic states in the 21st century
Sarah Seong, Jeju A language is a tool of communication, a social contract in which people make an implicit promise setting certain words...
achillesreel
3 min read
The Death of Julius Caesar: The Birth of the Roman Empire
Ilakiyaa Sellathurai Y11 (London) Julius Caesar was well-loved by the people, as he was a great and successful military leader and...
achillesreel
3 min read
Aeneas' Final Farewell | Translation
Translated by Maaira Khan Y11 (London) Aeneid 6, lines 456-474 Aeneas, having been involved in a tragic love affair with Dido, Queen of...
achillesreel
2 min read
Battle of the Hydaspes
Anoushka Ranjit (Dubai) Alexander the Great was the king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia. His reign began in 336BC and came to...
achillesreel
3 min read
Oedipus Rex: what does it tell us?
Amani Hassani (Dubai) ‘The Story of Oedipus’ is a Greek legend that lies among others such as ‘Pandora’s Box’, or ‘Daedalus and Icarus’....
achillesreel
3 min read