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A Day at the Spartan Races
The Wall Street Journal relays the remarkable story of a 34-year-old air conditioner technician who is angling to win an unprecedented 14 “Spartan Races” in a single year. Not impressed? What are...
View ArticleMarathon 2500
The conclusion of the Marathon 2500 lecture series, an event directed by the eminent historian Paul Cartledge, who will deliver the final lecture by Prof. Cartledge will be Wednesday, September 21 at...
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Tariq Ali rereads Hesiod’s Works and Days
This week in The Guardian, Tariq Ali muses on the wisdom of Hesiod, which ranges from the value of an honest day’s work to the importance of a clean pair of underwear: As Greek economic problems...
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Athens vs. Sparta: A Musical Interpretation of Thucydides
Charlie Roadman has set to music several noteworthy scenes from Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War in an album called Athens vs. Sparta. Many of the tracks incorporate the text of Thucydides...
View Article“To Anacreon in Heaven” or a Star-Spangled Hangover
Does this tune sounds familiar? (video is a little lewd but mostly SWF) “To Anacreon in Heaven” was the official song of the Anacreontic Society, a gentlemanly club of amateur musicians in...
View ArticleHymn by Anaxanemos, son of Nikodemos
To Athena Pallas, virtuous Virgin, protector of the City Wisdom you have given us men To lead us back to greatness To restore that of lateness To put some great minds at your reins We gift a round...
View ArticleSNL: Greek Gods on the Greek Economy
In a sketch from a few weeks back, Saturday Night Live imagined the Greek gods trying to devise a plan to overcome the Greek economic crisis. May be worth a few chuckles…
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