And now I know/ That my business is not to run away, but to pursue/ Not to avoid being found, but to seek.” That point having ...

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Aeschylus, widely regarded as the “Father of Tragedy,” was one of the first of classical Athens’ great dramatists. He raised the emerging art of tragedy to new heights of poetry and theatrical power.

Like Athena’s casting vote in the Eumenides, Aeschylus’s participation in the Persian wars acquitted him of a potentially life-threatening trial of his own. Aristotle writes that he was accused of ...

The Classical Review publishes informative reviews from leading scholars on new work covering the literatures and civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome. Publishing over 150 high quality reviews and ...

The long days of suspense over the decision that President Donald Trump would make about American involvement in the Iran-Israel war have abruptly come to an end as B-2 bombers attacked three nuclear ...

Devotees of Aeschylus, Sophocles or Dreiser will understand this book. With the relentlessness of a Greek tragedy, the story of this Resettlement Administration project . . . moves forward from relief ...

Warning: This article contains spoilers. “White Lotus” fans are mourning Rick and Chelsea after Sunday’s shocking finale — and so are the actors who played them. Walton Goggins posted a lengthy ...

The Classical Review publishes informative reviews from leading scholars on new work covering the literatures and civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome. Publishing over 150 high quality reviews and ...

The beginning of Aeschylus’ “Eumenides” is frustratingly parochial. The entire trilogy, really—“The Oresteia”—is infamous among classicists for its difficulty in the original Greek: rare words, ...