The Lycian hoplite Historians have traditionally placed the Greek hoplite on a high pedestal, serving as a symbol of the Western values of honour and bravery that contrast greatly with those of the “cowardly East”. But how uniquely “Greek” really was the hoplite in the ancient Mediterranean?
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Recreating the Past Through Scent In this exclusive interview, CEO Konrad Zablocki and perfumer Alan Balewski of Chronicles: Scents of History discuss fragrances, Cleopatra, and the process of making historically inspired perfumes.
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“Heroic” Rape/Abduction in Classical Antiquity (2022) Rosanna Lauriola’s Brill’s Companion to Episodes of “Heroic” Rape/Abduction in Classical Antiquity and Their Reception (2022) focuses on sexual violence in the ancient world, drawing attention to the fact that many ancient “love stories” are, in fact, stories that focus on rape.
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Was Caesarion the son of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra? The Egyptian prince Caesarion is known to history as the son of Cleopatra and the Roman statesman Julius Caesar. He was enough of a threat to Caesar’s heir Augustus, that the emperor had him executed. But was he really the son of Caesar or merely a pretender?
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Our new nightmare As the world turns ever bleaker, it’s important to figure out how we got here and, more importantly, how we get the hell out of here. And that does not involve getting on a spaceship and flying off to Mars.
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