Has the ancient world become the meme of the moment? Following fast upon Mary Beard's book, the WSJ offers yet another review shared by...

Jutta sends along this review of Mary Beard's new book, Confronting the Classics . It sounds like a fun read - the sort of thing that w...

ancient texts in medieval manuscripts Using cutting-edge technology, European scientists have uncovered new fragments by Euripides and a...

Before Theseus explicitly remands Hippolytus into exile, saying, Go forth from this land with all speed as an exile, and come no more eit...

"Hamartia cannot be sharply defined or have an exact meaning assigned to it."  WP The audience knows before he opens his mouth ...

At the end of Hippolytus Scene 5, Hippolytus exits, having been banished by Theseus for the alleged rape of Phaedra. The chorus now sings ...