My late classics professor taught me that Ancient Greek tragedy dramatized different points of view, insisted on empathy, and ...

Deipnosophistae by Athenaeus, a work written around 200 CE about well-read people philosophizing and enjoying good food and drink.

It was Oct. 28, 2015, can Carstensen was on the Greek island of Lesvos, reporting on the ongoing refugee crisis. Thousands of ...

He was writing a tragedy. History repeats as tragedy? Advertisement Thucydides fought in the Peloponnesian War on the Athenian side. His world was steeped in the sensibilities of Greek tragedy, and ...

Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex is a classic Greek tragedy that explores the theme of fate and its power. The story of Oedipus serves as a cautionary tale, highlighting the dangers of excessive pride ...

Kristine Louise Haugen - California Institute of Technology "The Birth of Tragedy in the Cinquecento: Classical Scholarship and Literary History" Why did sixteenth-century scholars care about the ...

A multi-billion-pound investment in a major new Universal theme park and resort in Bedford has been agreed between Universal, the government and Bedford Borough Council. Did you know with an ad-lite ...

Bedford locals have revealed their fury after a deal was closed by the Government for a huge new Universal theme park to officially open in the UK town. The Bedfordshire resort is hoped to bring ...

The baseball world was saddened by the tragic deaths of longtime MLB relief pitcher Octavio Dotel and former infielder Tony Blanco after they were killed following a roof collapse at a nightclub ...

Rescue efforts were still underway hours after the tragedy as authorities feared more people remained trapped under the rubble. The collapse, occurred during a concert headlined by Rubby Pérez ...

Tuesday’s 3-0 defeat for Real Madrid at Emirates Stadium has been labelled a “tragedy in London” and an “historic debacle” following one of their worst Champions League nights.

Loving tributes have been paid to a "warm and kind" mum-of-three who died in a tragic motorbike crash. Emma Hill was a pillion passenger on a motorbike which was involved in a collision with a ...