Myth and Polis III: Kinship diplomacy in action!

Enough with the theory. The first two parts of this[…]

Art: Venus de Milo

No other statue of a woman from antiquity is as[…]

Numismatics and the legend of horned Bukephalos

In her last post, Michelle simon introduced us to Alexander’s[…]

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

When you mention the Hellenistic period, people immediately think of[…]

Hellenistic sculpture

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

The many faces of Alexander the Great

Thinking about antiquity, there can be no one more iconic[…]

Hellenistic People II: Philopoemen of Megalopolis

The second figure I want to shine a light upon[…]

Hellenistic People I: Polybius of Megalopolis

One of the most prolific historians of the Hellenistic Age[…]