By Mary Lefkowitz Introduction  At some schools and universities in the USA today students are learning a version of ancient history that is strikingly different from what is being taught to their counterparts in Europe.[1] This new narrative cannot be reconciled with the traditional account, which is still being taught in the vast majority of schools and universities. Advocates of […]

Cleopatra VII Photo @ Wikipedia.org Yesterday, i noticed accidentally a BBC report , published almost one year ago, entitled “Cleopatra’s mother ‘was African”. Although the report was related to an archaeological discovery, it brought forward again the famous ongoing discussion about the controversy of Cleopatra’s race At the beginning of the report we can read: “Cleopatra, the last Egyptian Pharaoh, renowned for her beauty, […]

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Από τα Συμπόσια στους Σκούφους Θα άρεσε άραγε στον Πλάτωνα και στον Σωκράτη το μενού της Σπονδής; Την απάντηση δεν θα τη μάθουμε ποτέ, ανατρέχοντας όμως στις διατροφικές συνήθειες των αρχαίων Ελλήνων μπορούμε να κάνουμε τις υποθέσεις μας. ΕΙΚΟΝΕΣ Φανταστείτε έναν διαγωνισμό γεύσεων την εποχή της Αρχαίας Αθήνας, όπου οι καλοφαγάδες θα έπρεπε να απονείμουν τον «Χρυσό Σκούφο» στον καλύτερο […]

A usual wordwide misconception is the association of the word ‘Barbarian’ with non-Greeks. We all know for starters Epirotes being classed as ‘barbarians’ from Thucydides, although they were greek-speakers. However the ultimate proof of Greek tribes being called ‘barbarians is coming from Athenaios Deipnosophistes where Stratonicus the harp-player was asked “πότερα Βοιωτοί βαρβαρώτεροι…ή θετταλοί, Ηλείους έφησεν” meaning “who were the […]