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Ancient Athletics Part Eight: Courses for Horses

Horses were an important part of ancient athletic festivals, and winning horses could become very famous. Equestrian events feature in...

Ancient Athletics Part Seven: Five is a Magic Number

Running, wrestling, throwing and jumping. Alexandra Sills explains what it took to be an ancient pentathlete.

Ancient Athletics Part Six: Kicking and Punching

How many ways can two guys batter one another? Quite a few, it seems. Alexandra Sills takes us back to the Olympics.

Ancient Athletics Part Four: Who's Who?

Who might you meet if you were visiting the Olympics at Olympia? Alexandra Sills takes you through the gathering throng.

Ancient Athletics Part One: On Your Marks...

A brief set-up for a slew of Olympics-related articles coming over the next few days...

Imaginary Sonnets

Daniel Galef presents three Classically-themed sonnets.

Justice and guilt - from Oresteia to HBO's Barry

Emily Singeisen has a look at the moral ambiguities of justice, as shown in the works of Aeschylus and HBO...

Diogenes: Let's Get Cynical

For anyone witness to the delightful proliferation of online meme pages dedicated to Classical Studies, Diogenes is a familiar face....