A Classic a Day

Of all the Olympian deities at the head of the Classical Pantheon, one was something of an enigma among the rest. Dionysus, or Bacchus as ...

To the curious and logical human mind, all things must have reason, some purpose and indeed some explanation for existence. It is the inqu...

Every city which rises to greatness does so from humble beginnings. So high can a nation rise that so mythic can her origins seem. Every gr...

Across the stride of human history, many things do not change. Man has always had to eat, to breathe, has always known pride, humility, env...

Envy is a terrible thing. It tears friendships asunder, levels cities and topples nations. An emotion the gods of the pagan world were no ...

The Cypress Tree Painting by Vincent Van Gogh Considered the iconic tree of the Mediterranean, the symbol of the rolling hills of Tusc...

It is often falsely believed that our ancestors of the ancient world lived in slavish devotion to their gods, that they prayed daily, sacri...