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Have we finally uncovered the key to the Eleusinian mysteries, the most fiercely guarded secret of ancient Greece?

For over a thousand years, people from across the Mediterranean flocked to the temple of Eleusis in Greece to take part in a ...
Greek Reporter

Ancient Greeks Used Processed Ergot Fungus in the Eleusinian Mysteries, Study Finds

Researchers say a carefully prepared ergot fungus-based drink may explain the Eleusinian Mysteries in ancient Greece.
Greek Reporter

Greek Statues Were Not Only Painted and Dressed But Also Perfumed, Study Reveals

Researchers uncover that ancient Greek statues were not just painted and dressed but also perfumed, adding a new dimension to ...

Ireland’s fascination with ancient Greece, from our origin legends to Joyce’s Ulysses

Irish Migrations and Classical Antiquity explores the connections between Irish myths and modern stories and the classical ...
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Ancient Greece built a machine too advanced for its time

Discovered in a Mediterranean shipwreck in 1901, the Antikythera Mechanism stunned historians with its intricate system of interlocking bronze gears dating back to around 100 BC. X-ray imaging later ...
Inside Higher Ed

Through the Lens of Classical Antiquity

In impromptu remarks delivered following the assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Robert F. Kennedy called on Americans to “tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of ...

Seven underrated Greek destinations you must visit this year

As Greece feels the impact of overtourism due to rising visitor numbers, it’s still possible to find idyllic, lesser-visited ...
Smith College

Classical Studies

Classics is the study of ancient Greek and Roman civilization, which laid the foundation of the western tradition in literature, philosophy, history, art, science and mathematics. Classics is thus not ...