Jonathan Gaisman on the playwright and his critics.

Deipnosophistae by Athenaeus, a work written around 200 CE about well-read people philosophizing and enjoying good food and drink.

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Ancient Greeks believed in alien life, as well as in gods, souls, and beings that inhabited the Moon, stars, and Heavens.

Greek philosopher Heraclitus warned that unchecked desire can lead to the erosion of one's integrity and sense of self, ...

‘Papyrus P.Fouad inv. 218 allows us to read the philosopher in his original text, without the intermediary of often partial ...

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The Greek philosopher Empedocles is perhaps best known for his theory of the four classical elements: fire, air, earth, and water (plus love and hate). Like many of his contemporaries, Empedocles was ...

A 2,000-year-old papyrus fragment, discovered in the archives of the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology in Cairo, reveals 30 previously unpublished verses by Empedocles, a pre-Socratic ...

The brave man is he who overcomes not only his enemies but his pleasures In a world that often equates bravery with visible acts of strength—winning battles, defeating rivals, or standing firm in the ...

Democritus, a Greek scholar who is best known for his atomic theory, explains a profound truth about the nature of happiness in his thought. Democritus says 'Happiness resides not in possessions, and ...