The New Yorker5d
The Tragedy and Farce of Luka Dončić’s Trade
The Dallas Mavericks handed their leading man to the Los Angeles Lakers. Now everyone is trying to make it make sense.
La Brújula Verde22d
Did Herodes Atticus Murder His Wife Appia Annia Regilla? A Strange Case in Which No One Was Convicted Thanks to the Protection of Marcus Aurelius
She was the mother of Herodes Atticus, who was born around 101 AD in ... and whom he apparently loved more than his own children. These were two slaves, Achilles and Memnon, and a freedman, Vibullius ...
Greek Reporter11d
Iphigenia, the Most Enigmatic Figure of Greek Mythology
The name Iphigenia has been synonymous with ancient Greek tragedy and mythology, as well as the concept of sacrifice, for millennia.
New Left Review14d
Mister Lonely
On Bob Dylan.
Yahoo20d
How Alexander the Great redrew the map of the world
Sisygambis, the mother of Darius III ... He even linked himself to Homer’s mythical hero Achilles, adding romantic and homoerotic sides to his legacy. Although he thinks Alexander’s episodes ...
The Financial Times27d
Trying to write a novel? A Marrakech ‘book camp’ might unlock your literary skills
“My mother is Moroccan, Faiza is from Pakistan ... Pringle cites the example of The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, the retelling of a Greek myth that went viral among teenagers and ...
CNN20d
How Alexander the Great redrew the map of the world
In one memorable story, having defeated Darius (who fled) at the Battle of Issus, Alexander captured the Persian royals, including Darius’ wife and mother. Instead of enslaving them, as might ...