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This Newly Deciphered Papyrus Scroll Reveals the Location of Plato's Grave
Smithsonian Magazine· 4 days agoThanks to an ancient text and specialized scanning technology, researchers say they have solved the...
A Non-Horse Girl’s Guide to Horse Sports
The Cut· 3 days agoWhoever is in charge of horses’ PR right now is doing a great job. For the casual horse fans — say, those of us who only tune in when Olivia Rodrigo...
American Gods | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson
The Harvard Crimson· 6 days agoIn Disney’s version of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” the Empire State Building is the tallest building in New York. This is no longer true in real...
Learn All About the Symbolism, Color and History of May's Birthstones
Parade· 5 days agoEverything to know about the traditional and modern birthstones for May. Fittingly, the gorgeous...
The Hunt: El Dorado, Fabled City of Gold, Remains Hidden in the Amazon
Artnet News· 4 days agoAn ancient city of gold somewhere in South America is rumored to have been so fabulously opulent...
Court Says Italy Is Rightful Owner of Bronze Held by Getty Museum
New York Times· 3 days agoThe European Court of Human Rights has found that Italy’s claims to a contested Greek statue are...
Kick off your socks on May 8
Shreveport Times | The Times via Yahoo News· 1 day agoBefore we get to celebrating going barefoot, I have to talk about the long history of socks, which have been around since about 8th century B.C. In Ancient Greece ...
From tacos to stir fry, here's how to cook the cicadas coming to Missouri
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 days agoPeople have been eating cicadas for centuries. Let's dive into the history and science of eating...
Educating more than the mind: As the classical school movement grows, so does Lehigh Valley’s...
The Morning Call· 3 days agoThere are classicists at work in the Lehigh Valley these days: men and women instructing...
The odiferous unpleasantries of the ancient world
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner· 7 days agoWhat do the golden belly hairs of the gods smell like? Beats me, but I do know that Pythagoras hated beans after reading “Meet Pythagoras: Mathematician,...
