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The creepy container was unearthed in 2006 along with a bronze coin from under a corner of the Classical Commercial Building in the Ancient Agora of Athens.

The “Curse Jar” found at the Athens Agora in 2006 has only recently been deciphered. Credit: Facebook/American School of Classical Studies in AthensArchaeologists believe that a 2,300-year-old jar from Ancient Greece containing the bones of a dismembered chicken was likely used as part of a curse to paralyze and kill 55 people in Athens. The…

To mark the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution, a theme dominant among the significant collections of the Gennadius Library, the American School of Classical Studies at Athens  organized an exhibition on American Philhellenism. Part of an important American institution that has distinguished itself in the study of Greece since 1881, the Gennadius Library focuses on the history of Greece, sο the bicentenary is a unique opportunity to explore the relations and connections between Greece ...

“The Battle of Salamis,” painting by Wilhelm von Kaulbach, 1868. In the collection of the state of Bavaria. Photo: Public DomainThe life of the great Athenian general Themistocles is fairly well known, as the low-born leader was lauded even in his time for his brilliance in the battles against the Persians at Salamis and Marathon.However,…

University of Canterbury student John-Paul Lay has received a Premier Award at the New Zealand Scholarship Top Scholar Awards, presented by the Prime Minister and Minister of Education at Parliament. The Premier Awards recognise a student’s achievement ...

Gennadius Library, American School of Classical Studies at Athens Tuesday, May 25, 2021 As Delivered Thank you very much Jennifer.  And before I get to my remarks, let me just say what an enormous pleasure it is to be in this beautiful garden of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens on this beautiful Athenian early summer evening.  Nature is healing.  It’s something we can all applaud.  Let me say how happy I am to be able to join everybody this evening as we commemorate the ...

The apex court said the APC’s suit against the governor lacked merit and awarded a fine of N100 milllion against the party.

Lifelong learner earns graduate degree in Spanish at age 72 Armed with a passion for Spanish and an undeniable drive to learn, Margaret “Peggy” Kennedy successfully earned her M.A. in Hispanic literature from MSU last month at the age of 72. But what led her to pursue a second graduate degree at a time when most people are looking to retire, was born out of the love for her adopted son and the desire to learn more about where he is from.  “I started on this journey to get closer to my so...

Reassertion of the humanism of the ancient world

Jennifer Saint Reads From Her Novel Ariadne By As Princesses of Crete and daughters of the fearsome King Minos, Ariadne and her sister Phaedra grow up hearing the hoofbeats and bellows of the Minotaur echo from the Labyrinth beneath the palace. The Minotaur – Minos’s greatest shame and Ariadne’s brother – demands blood every year. When Theseus, Prince of Athens, arrives in Crete as a sacrifice to the beast, Ariadne falls in love with him. But helping Theseus kill the monster means betr...