Manolis is asking a very demanding question today. Are you ready to sharpen your knowledge? Nowadays philologists and historians are too many in Greece and many of them are unemployed. Perhaps they should pursue a different type of career, as this ancient philologist did. He became the tyrant of an island! Who was he? »
For the past few weeks I have not been feeling very well. Nothing fatal, I assure you. However, the situation was such that it was impossible for me to concentrate on the blog, or, in fact, anything else. In the meantime, there is a great backlog of news, competitions and articles that need to be posted. If I start today, I hope that I will be able to go through them over the next couple of weeks.... »
Good gracious, you ‘ve got to educate him first.You can’t expect a boy to be vicious till he’s been to a good school. Saki, Reginald in Russia, 1910 »
Manolis is on holidays… again… but he has not forgotten us completely. This man was an ancient pirate, a precursor of Henry Morgan and Blackbeard! But he was worse than them: he founded altars to Impiety wherever he landed! Who was he? »
I found the following announcement absolutely fascinating. It is a chance for classicists who love ancient theater to participate in a collaborative project with other professionals. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain a deeper understand of the practical aspects of ancient performances. At the same time, classicists could gain substantial experience in different fields, such as acting, direct... »
When I started writing my PhD, I was afraid that I would never have anything new to say. Back then, it seemed to me that everything had already been studied and all the good ideas were already taken. Petrified at the thought of starting my first chapter, I expressed my fears to my supervisor. He tried to alleviate them by giving me the following advice: “Open a bottle of wine, sit by the fireplace... »