Category: Mediterranean
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‘Extraordinary’ Roman helmet from ancient sea battle found in Mediterranean
Helmet was likely lost during battle of Aegades of 241 BC, researchers say Published on Tuesday 09 September 2025 in The Independent Written by Vishwam Sankaran Marine archaeologists have uncovered a rare Roman-era helmet from the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea that was lost during an ancient naval battle in 241 BC. The military helmet, in an “extraordinary state of…
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Girls and Dolls in the Roman Empire
Published in JSTOR, the nonprofit library for the intellectually curious, by Nora McGreevy on March 28, 2021 Analysing the dolls of elite girls shows that playthings reinforced gendered expectations but also allowed for imaginative play. Barbie dolls tend to get a bad rap. Critics rebuke them for promoting harmful body standards and other sexist tropes in the minds of young…
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The Argonautica
The Argo, by Constantine Volanakis, c. 1800 One of the oldest sources for the story of Jason and the Argonauts is the Argonautica, an epic poem in the same vein as Homer’s Iliad and the Odyssey, written by Apollonius of Rhodes. Apollonius was an inspiration to the Latin poets Virgil and Flaccus when they wrote their own epic poems, and he was both innovative and…
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Ancient Greek Miracle Plant Rediscovered
This post was written by Giovanni Prete writing for the Greek Reporter GreekReporter.com – Ancient Greek Miracle Plant Used in Ancient Greece Rediscovered After 2,000 Years – December 2024 The “miracle” plant Silphium consumed by Ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians, which was thought to have become extinct two thousand years ago, has recently been rediscovered…
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