The Olive Oil Magazine interviewed me on the ancient connection between the olive tree and the Olympics.
Did the athletes really compete naked? Were women allowed in the competitions? And what was a sport that could have ended with a death of the opponent?
https://www.thecollector.com/interesting-facts-ancient-olympic-games/
Athens is widely hailed as the birthplace of democracy. But how democratic was Athens? Who had the right to vote and how were the laws drafted?
https://www.thecollector.com/was-ancient-athens-really-a-democracy/
Rulers and the common man alike wandered to Delphi with their sacrificial goats in tow to ask the oracle’s advice on matters of war, politics, and personal affairs. Read all about the history of Delphi.
The Parthenon temple in Athens has been transformed and destroyed many times during its 2500-year history. Millions of tourists visit the Parthenon every year, but I wonder if they know who else has been there?
https://www.thecollector.com/parthenon-transfromations-destructions/
Do you have an ancient sense of humor? Probably not, as I discovered in this article I wrote for The Collector. Ancient Greeks did laugh at some pretty questionable things…
https://www.thecollector.com/vase-painting-ancient-athens-funny-humor/