Listening to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s speech last weekend, one word kept running through my head: Plataea. If you’re ...

First introduced in the Olympic Games in 648 BCE, pankration had minimal rules, allowing fighters to employ a wide array of ...

This essay is part of Companion Fare, a series of personal stories about traveling with loved ones.

Renaissance thinkers saw their own era as a reenactment of the great dramas of Greek history. What drove this comparison?

Nowadays, few people know that Hermione is a character in Homer's Odyssey. But what is her significance and role in Greek ...

A previously rumored PlayStation showcase for the week of Valentine’s Day has turned out to be real. Sony confirmed the latest State of Play will air on February 12, and is rumored to include the ...

Born in the 11th century BCE, Eurysthenes was the twin son of Aristodemus, himself a descendant of Heracles. He became the ...

Sparta’s town manager says changes in weather and aging pipes caused a water main break Monday night. As of Tuesday afternoon ...

Near the end of poet Maria Zoccola's "Helen of Troy, 1993," the book's titular protagonist addresses the "gods of difficult ...

The No. 16 Michigan State Spartans lost their first home game of the season on Thursday to the Oregon Ducks. Michigan State's head coach Robyn Fralick, center, talks to the team during a break in ...