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Marco Rubio: Upgrading MAGA through ancient Greece – the vision of a new Western crusade

October 15, 2026

Marco Rubio’s speech at the Pnyx was not merely a diplomatic address peppered with references to ancient Greek history. It was an attempt to…

Nietzsche’s “Homer”

August 20, 2026

Friedrich Nietzsche saw Homer as the ultimate symbol of the Apollonian dream, a cultural savior who rescued ancient Greece from despair by transforming the…

Homer and the Homeric Epic – Odyssey and Iliad, the Holy Books of Ancient Greece & Western Literature

August 13, 2026

More and more, young people limit their ideals to dubious and degrading pleasures. This deviation is clearly illustrated in the Homeric writings. Doesn’t the…

The Formation of the Consciousness of the Greeks against the Barbarians – Part III

July 23, 2026

“It is evident that in every period of its development, Western European civilization has tried to free itself from the Greeks. This effort is…

The Formation of the Consciousness of the Greeks against the Barbarians – Part II

July 23, 2026

In 1923, the Austrian philologist and archaeologist Julius Jüthner (1866-1945), professor of Classical Philology at the University of Innsbruck, [known for his writings on…

The Greek-barbarian dichotomy as part of the broader distinction and connection between West and East

February 5, 2026

” βαρβάρων δ’ Ἕλληνας ἄρχειν εἰκός, ἀλλ’ οὐ βαρβάρους … Ἑλλήνων· τὸ μὲν γὰρ δοῦλον, οἱ δ’ ἐλεύθεροι” Euripides “Iphigenia in Aulis” The ancient…

Battle of Thermopylae – at the Hot Gates – 480 BC: Secret weapons & special operations

January 8, 2026

Herodotus estimates Persian losses at Thermopylae at around 20,000. Most importantly, no distinguished Greek peltasts are mentioned at Plataea, while the “barren Mardonius” was…

The Most Famous Olympians of Antiquity

July 10, 2025

“Alas, Mardonius, with whom do you make us fight, those who do not fight for money, but for their good reputation only!” said the…

Epaminondas the Theban: Universal military genius according to J.F.C. Fuller

June 19, 2025

The Theban Epaminondas (418-362 BC). He was poor and unknown and his mother’s name has not been preserved. He trained in military duties, but…