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Pyrrhus was said to have remarked that one more victory would leave his kingdom ‘utterly ruined.’ Some see echoes in US interventions in the Middle East.
Some have suggested rampant extramarital sex in elite Roman circles led to demand for silphium outstripping supply.
The ancient Greeks and Romans invaded Persia multiple times. The risks were high, the logistics complicated, and wars were a lot easier to start than end.
Some wondered, centuries ahead of their time, if lightning had something to do with air and clouds.
Some of the ancients were obsessed with living beyond 100. Here’s how they thought they could do it.
Nudity can express everything from innocence to sexual desire, from triumph to defeat.
Over centuries, artists and censors have employed the humble fig leaf to cover the penis – including on Michelangelo’s ‘unmistakably male’ David.
Thucydides did not say that the strong will always win out over the weak.
Though they lived centuries apart, Aristotle and Tsunetomo both explored what it means to live virtuously, and the risks of wanting praise or recognition.
The Odyssey hits cinemas in July 2026. But will it celebrate Odysseus as the clever hero – or finally confront the wreckage he leaves in his wake?
The ancient Greeks had a reputation for holding wild parties. But that’s not the only way to party like an ancient Greek.
The ancient Greeks and Romans understood that “whoever has money sails with a fair breeze”.
Ancient thinkers struggled to tell facts from falsehoods just like we do – and their strategies are still relevant today.
Are we all political animals? Aristotle thought so. Politics, he believed, was the art of the possible, but extremes of wealth could harm democracies.
For ancient Athenians, democratic speech was both a right and a responsibility.
Roman author Pliny the Elder wrote that ‘There are two liquids that are especially agreeable to the human body: wine inside and oil outside.’
They worried deeply about the impact climate change would have on us as individuals, and on broader society.
People in ancient times faked illnesses for all sorts of reasons. And in extreme cases, there might be a valid reason to lie.
Ancient writers, especially physicians, had plenty to say about genitals and their care.
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Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, The University of Western Australia
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Emeritus Professor of Classics, La Trobe University
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Professor of Classical Studies, Brandeis University
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Honorary Professor of Classics and Ancient History, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Greek History, The University of Queensland
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Paul Eliadis Chair of Classics and Ancient History, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Political Science, Macalester College
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Associate Professor in Ancient History, Macquarie University
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Professor in Philosophy, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of Law, Wayne State University
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Professeur d'histoire ancienne, Université de Lorraine
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Research Scholar, Classics and History and Philosophy of Science, Stanford University
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Senior lecturer, UNSW
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Associate Professor of Classics, University of Winnipeg