During the fifth century BC, Athens was a city-state to be reckoned with. Together with Sparta, it was one of the two great powers of Classical Greece. When in 431 bc the Peloponnesian War broke out, ...

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For the Ancient Greeks, virtue was the most important quality a person could have, and being virtuous was the absolute goal ...

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From the Greeks and the Romans to the Ottoman empire, the history of Sardis, Turkey, is one of persistent turnover. But its ...

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The renowned Song Dynasty poet Li Qingzhao (1084-1155) demonstrated this truth masterfully. In her poetry, she finds cosmic meaning in nature's seasonal changes, demonstrating how women's writing ...

Two weeks before his final concert in his hometown of Birmingham, England, Ozzy Osbourne leaned his chin atop his cane and said to his beloved wife, Sharon: "After this gig, I'm looking forward to ...