Watch this lesson today to discover how Shakespeare explores the complexities of love in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. See that these humorous characters and situations can cause us to deepen our understanding of love and how we behave...

Finally, as Titania and the young Athenians are sleeping in the forest, Oberon and Puck start to fix all the chaos that has been unleashed. Has all the confusion just been a dream, after all?

Watch our summary of A Midsummer...

Learn more about how the Parthenon has been used over time.

A Ryanair plane headed from Greece to Lithuania was diverted to Belarus on Sunday, where a dissident journalist who had been aboard was then seized.

A priestess talks through some of the Greek gods and how they were worshipped, in particular Athena and the Parthenon

Let's delve into the intriguing world of notable thinkers and explore the life and contributions of Epimenides of Crete. Known for his mind-boggling illusions and tricks, Epimenides holds a semi-mythical status in history. Join us as we...

MOT 1944: ATHENS GREECE: Greek Resistance fighters arming in street against Royalist Police. British troops trying to get into position. Tank in narrow city street firing. Soldiers firing weapons mortars. RAF Airplane strafing. British...

When most people picture a dictator, the first thought that comes to mind is usually of a strongman in military regalia. Seldom does one picture a dictator as a woman, and for good reason. There really hasn't been a female dictator in...

We Explore Athens Using the Randonautica App! | Easy Greek 79



Easy Greek is a project to help you learn Greek in an authentic and fun way. We interview people in the streets of Athens and other places in Greece. All our videos...

Greece was home to hundreds of open-air arenas where citizens came together to discuss the important issues of the day. Like Broadway today, they were a place for both entertainment and important social commentary.

We begin a two part series on Raphael's The School of Athens, located inside the Vatican Museum in Vatican City. Originally this painting sat above the philosophy books owned by Pope Julius II.

Thanks, in part, to its unique geography, Athens is the birthplace of democracy, and one of the most successful city-states in all of Ancient Greece.

How multiethnic do you think the west was? Did racism exist in Rome or was it more about status?<br/>
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Michael Scott on Classical Connections, Part 5

The United States is a representative democracy where people vote for politicians to govern on their behalf – but voting in the direct democracy of ancient Athens was a very different process.

How old is Atheism? What does Atheism look like in ancient Greece and Rome? Are there any examples of Greek Atheism?<br/>
A History of Unbelief, Part 1

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Greco-Persian Wars

The lives and rights of women in Greece, from a modern perspective, seem severely limited; yet, they played important roles in society.

Modern campaigning can get pretty dirty, but politicians today are only taking their cues from politicians in ancient Athens. This public radio story describes how direct democracy was carried out in ancient Athens, a Greek city-state....

What can we learn about democracy in the ancient world? What was the dynamism like in Athens when it came to democracy?<br/>
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Michael Scott on Classical Connections, Part 7

What forms of government preceded democracy and how did this pave the way for the ancient Athenians to invent democracy?

Records of the first Olympic Games date back to Olympia, Greece in 776 B.C. — where a cook won the only event: a 192-meter race. The Roman Empire then conquered Greece in mid-2nd century B.C., and while the games continued every four...

The Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus is a theatre in the Greek city of Epidaurus, located on the southeast end of the sanctuary dedicated to the ancient Greek God of medicine, Asclepius. It is built on the west side of Cynortion Mountain,...

Discover how 3,000 years ago the Ancient Mediterranean World improved the life of the people through trade and the sharing of customs, knowledge and ideas.

Records of the first Olympic Games date back to Olympia, Greece in 776 B.C. — where a cook won the only event: a 192-meter race. The Roman Empire then conquered Greece in mid-2nd century B.C., and while the games continued every four...