Travel and Voyage in the Ancient World

From mythic travails to the voyages of conquerors, mankind's thurst to explore beyond the world they know has been, and will always be, what makes us human. This edition explores the very nature of ancient exploration itself...

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Etymology and the voyages of words

Izzy Smale, London We use many words that have Greek origins, for example: amoral, asymmetric, barometer, chronology, demagogue,...

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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...

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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...

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Two Weary Travelers: Comparing Homer’s Odyssey and Virgil’s Aeneid

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Jun 30, 20217 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...

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Jun 29, 20213 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...

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Jun 29, 20212 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...

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“On the Ocean”- the legendary voyage of Pytheas

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Jun 29, 20214 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...

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Seas battles and different types of ships in the ancient world

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Jun 29, 20212 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...

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Jun 29, 20212 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...

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Apr 18, 20213 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...

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Reading Recommendations

Homer's Odyssey

Virgil's Aeneid

Herodotus' Histories

Apollonius' Argonautica

The Lost Books of the Odyssey by Zachary Mason

How Language Began by Daniel Everett

Travels with Herodotus by Ryszard Kapuscinski

Lavinia by Ursula Le Guin