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Our 20 most read pieces, since Antigone launched in March 2021. They appear in random order.

Why Compare Greek and Latin?

Posted on 7th April 202210th April 2022 by Antigone in Greek Language, Latin Language, Latin Literature, Top 20

JOSHUA T. KATZ The first line of Latin literature has some answers.

Ukraine’s Island of Heroes

Posted on 27th February 202210th April 2022 by Antigone in Greek Literature, History, Latin Literature, The Classical Tradition, Top 20

MATEUSZ STRÓŻYŃSKI How heroism on an island links the past and present.

Looking for Antinous

Posted on 19th February 20222nd March 2022 by Antigone in History, Material Culture, The Classical Tradition, Top 20

CAROLE RADDATO The immortal image of Hadrian's lost love.

Socrates on the Blessing of Being Refuted

Posted on 29th January 202231st January 2022 by Antigone in Greek Literature, Philosophy, Top 20

ANDREW BEER The genuine pleasure of yielding to better arguments.

Pandemics, Plagues, and Philosophy: Moral Lessons from Antiquity for the Modern World

Posted on 18th January 202228th February 2022 by Antigone in History, Philosophy, The Classical Tradition, Top 20

MARTIN FERGUSON SMITH How would the Epicureans and Stoics face Covid-19?

Richard Porson: Scholar of a Different Class

Posted on 11th December 202120th March 2022 by Antigone in Greek Literature, History, The Classical Tradition, Top 20

DAVID BUTTERFIELD What is a working-class Classicist?

Gender in Latin and Beyond: A Philologist’s Take

Posted on 12th October 202123rd February 2022 by Antigone in Greek Language, Latin Language, Top 20

WOLFGANG DE MELO How did the Romans handle gender?

The Battle of the Classics: The Humanities without Humanism

Posted on 28th September 202122nd January 2022 by Antigone in The Classical Tradition, The Future of Classics, Top 20

ERIC ADLER Do universities serve the interests of the Humanities?

No Laughing Matter? What the Romans Found Funny

Posted on 28th August 202122nd January 2022 by Antigone in History, Latin Literature, Top 20

ORLANDO GIBBS The Fun and Farce of Plautus and Terence

What Did Ancient Languages Sound Like?

Posted on 3rd July 202122nd January 2022 by Antigone in Greek Language, Latin Language, The Classical Tradition, Top 20

NICHOLAS SWIFT Can we really hear the ancients speak?

Ancient Cybersecurity? Deciphering the Spartan Scytale

Posted on 27th June 202122nd January 2022 by Antigone in Greek Literature, History, Material Culture, The Classical Tradition, Top 20

MARTINE DIEPENBROEK Did the Ancient Greeks crack the code of cryptography?

The Enduring Appeal of the Stoics

Posted on 21st June 202122nd January 2022 by Antigone in Philosophy, The Classical Tradition, Top 20

JOHN SELLARS Why the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius still resonate.

Plato’s Cave, Narnia’s Wardrobe: How to Escape the Zeitgeist

Posted on 16th June 202122nd January 2022 by Antigone in Greek Literature, Philosophy, The Classical Tradition, Top 20

EDMUND STEWART How Classics can help us leave the cave.

Ancient Greek Accents in Ten Rules

Posted on 5th June 202122nd January 2022 by Antigone in Greek Language, Top 20

GREEK ACCENTS Really aren't so complex.

Learning from the Master: Socrates’ Examined Life

Posted on 3rd June 202122nd January 2022 by Antigone in Greek Literature, Philosophy, The Classical Tradition, Top 20

CHAD BOCHAN How to have conversations that lead to actual answers.

An Introduction to Greek and Latin Metre

Posted on 21st May 202122nd January 2022 by Antigone in Greek Language, Greek Literature, Latin Language, Latin Literature, Top 20

DAVID BUTTERFIELD A video lecture series from the simple to the complex.

The Ghost of Classics Yet to Come

Posted on 21st May 202122nd January 2022 by Antigone in The Classical Tradition, The Future of Classics, Top 20

STEPHEN FRY Classics is dead; long live Classics!

3 Comments

Money Talks: A Very Short History of Roman Currency

Posted on 3rd May 202122nd January 2022 by Antigone in History, Material Culture, The Classical Tradition, Top 20

ALFRED DEAHL What have Roman coins done for us?

1 Comment

Socrates and the Ethics of Conversation

Posted on 28th April 202122nd January 2022 by Antigone in Philosophy, The Classical Tradition, Top 20

FRISBEE SHEFFIELD How to have a debate and, whatever the result, come out of it better.

3 Comments

First Thoughts on the “New Naso”

Posted on 1st April 202122nd January 2022 by Antigone in Ancient Religion, Greek Language, Greek Literature, History, Latin Language, Latin Literature, Material Culture, Philosophy, The Classical Tradition, The Future of Classics, Top 20

CLASSICAL SCHOLARS explore the New Naso

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Understanding Friendship through the Eyes of Aristotle

Posted on 13th March 202122nd January 2022 by Antigone in Philosophy, The Classical Tradition, Top 20

ANIKA PRATHER What would a Greek philosopher make of how you choose your friends?

We’re All Political Animals – and That’s a Good Thing

Posted on 12th March 202118th April 2022 by Antigone in Philosophy, The Classical Tradition, Top 20

JOSIAH OBER How do humans flourish in Aristotle's world?

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