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The Ancient Greek Baker Who Invented the Professional Oven
When considering ancient Greek innovations, we often think of philosophy, mathematics, and architecture—not bakeries or ovens ...
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The Ancient Greek Philosopher Epicurus and the Pleasure Principle
Greek philosopher Epicurus is famous for teaching: "Pleasure is the principle and end to a happy life" and for his Epicurean ...
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Europe’s Oldest Book Reveals Insights Into Ancient Religion and Philosophy
In 1962, archaeologists uncovered an extraordinary artifact in a tomb near Thessaloniki, Greece—the Derveni Papyrus.
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Stoic Minds: Nashvillians embrace ancient philosophy for modern life
While some find that in a church or synagogue, a growing number of people in Nashville are gathering to learn about an ...
We’ve told this story for 2,500 years: how Hadestown playfully brings alive an ancient Greek myth
Based on a myth first told in Greece over 2,500 years ago, Hadestown, now playing in Sydney, is a modern retelling of the ...
Love may be timeless, but the way we talk about it isn’t − the ancient Greeks’ ideas about desire challenge modern-day readers, lovers and even philosophers
Every year as Valentine’s Day approaches, people remind themselves that not all expressions of love fit the stereotypes of ...
'World's first industrial pollution': Evidence of toxic lead found in ancient Greece
Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece and the Aegean Sea have found the oldest known evidence of ...
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How an Ancient Plant Became the World’s First Birth Control and Rome’s Love Potion. Then Went Extinct Because of It
This medicinal plant was so coveted, it was worth its weight in gold. But this ultimately brought its downfall.
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The oldest evidence for lead pollution comes from ancient Greece
WASHINGTON — Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland ...