The Nike of Samothrace

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Hellenistic Women II: Nossis

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Hellenistic Women I: Apama, the first Queen of the Seleucid Empire

During a critical moment in the conquests of Alexander the[…]

Art: Venus de Milo

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Numismatics and the legend of horned Bukephalos

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Myth and Polis II: Did the Greeks believe their own myths?

‘Did the Greeks believe their own myths?’ This question, which[…]

What’s in a name: Bucephalus, Alexander’s Horse

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Hellenistic sculpture

The art of the Hellenistic period differed greatly from that[…]

Myth and the polis: Greek diplomacy and the mythical past

Elke Close Mythological stories and figures influenced the daily life[…]