Greek Reporter

Why Did Ancient Greek Men Preferred Beards?

For the Ancient Greeks, beards signaled age, status, and virtue, turning these into symbols of masculinity, honor, and social control.
Greek Reporter

What Was the Average Height of Ancient Greeks?

Historians have long debated the height of Ancient Greeks, imagining either towering heroes or smaller-than-modern people.
Yahoo

Mothers' lives in ancient Greece were not easy – but celebrations of their love have survived across the centuries

An ancient Greek relief depicting a baby with its mother and grandmother. David Lees/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images As a father of three and the husband of an amazing woman, I know that one day a year is ...
National Geographic news

These ancient Greek weapons were quite literally toxic

Whether laced with viper venom, poison gas, or deadly pathogens—these weapons of war relied on nature's armory to slay the enemy. Poison in the woundThe Greek warrior Achilles treats Telephus’s ...
KPBS

Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City ...
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Mothers’ lives in ancient Greece were not easy – but celebrations of their love have survived across the centuries | Opinion

As a father of three and the husband of an amazing woman, I know that one day a year is far too little to recognize everything mothers do. But my work as a scholar of ancient Greek literature has ...