The Hellenistic time 3rd - 1e centuries before J. - C.

The traditional time 5th - 4th front century J. - C.

The religion of ancient Greece

Sculpture and Art in Ancient Greece

Greek art and sculpture has had a profound effect throughout the ages. Many of the styles have been reproduced and copied by some of what the modern day audiences would class as some of the finest artists to have ever lived e.g. Michelangelo.

Role of Wine in Greek Philosophy with Plato & Socrates

If you think about Greek philosophy generally, or just Plato, Socrates, and other sitting around talking about morality, do you also think about them drinking liberal quantities of wine — even drinking wine to the point of getting drunk? Probably not. The sober, serious philosophy associated with Plato and Socrates doesn't seem to leave much room for getting buzzed on wine, but if you read some of the Greek texts closely you'll notice that wine drinking plays an important role.

The Labors of Hercules

The goddess Hera, determined to make trouble for Hercules, made him lose his mind. In a confused and angry state, he killed his own wife and children.

Three Graces Mythology

An Introduction to the Three Graces Mythology

The Three Graces were goddesses of gracefulness, the charms of beauty, and cheerful amusement (the characteristics of loveliness). They appear to have received these designations from the Greeks during the archaic and classical periods (5^th to 8^th centuries B.C.), and they were known most commonly at that time as the Three Charities. This appellation was later Latinized by the Romans occupying the formerly Greek regions in which they were worshiped, and this resulted in the designation by which western civilization knows them today, the Three Graces. In keeping with standard practice, for the remainder of this text the author will use whichever designation is dictated by context.

Drama: The Greek Theatre and Three Athenian Tragedians: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides

The Book of the Ancient Greeks, Chapter XIV: The Greek Theatre Selections from: Mills, Dorothy. The Book of the Ancient Greeks: An Introduction to the History and Civilization of Greece from the Coming of the Greeks to the Conquest of Corinth by Rome in 146 B.C. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1925. Transcription Copyright © 2003 Leigh T. Denault.