From ancient emperors to modern presidents, leaders have used libraries to cement their legacies
Beyond the handful of memorial libraries, many other ancient Roman public libraries were great cultural centers, including ...
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The Mathematical Masterminds of Medieval Chios
It is well-known that the academic mathematicians of ancient Greece made a hugely significant contribution to world thought. However, the ancient inhabitants of the tiny village of Pyrgi on the island ...
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The Ancient Greek Baker Who Invented the Professional Oven
When considering ancient Greek innovations, we often think of philosophy, mathematics, and architecture—not bakeries or ovens, right?
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Options Trading Decoded: 5 Key 'Greeks' You Must Understand
While the term might evoke images of ancient philosophers, in finance, the Greeks represent a thoroughly modern approach to putting a number to your risk and potential returns. Options are complex ...
Ancient Skull Unearthed in Egypt Reveals a 30-Million-Year-Old Apex Predator
Hidden beneath Egypt’s desert sands, scientists uncovered a nearly complete skull of Bastetodon, a 30-million-year-old ...
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James Romm: The World according to Strabo
The era in which Strabo lived, the saddle between the first centuries bc and ad, was highly receptive to kolossourgiai. The ...
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Two Lost Books By An Ancient Greek Mathematician Have Survived In An Arabic Manuscript
Two lost books by Apollonius, the ancient Greek mathematician known as “The Great Geometer,” have survived in an Arabic ...
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The Flowering of Athens in the Fifth Century B.C.
In Athens, the fifth century BC served as a period in which art and thought flourished, and it defines our image of Ancient ...
How The Ancient Greeks Educated Me
From Greek-is.com: “The education system in ancient Greece was regarded as a foundational pillar of society, preparing ...