Auteur: Dr Richard Stoneman

Across the Hellespont describes in lively detail the remarkable literature which Turkey has inspired for two thousand years. Turkey lies at the crossroads of history. For millennia, Anatolia has been …

From as early as 1420 a few intrepid explorers made their way to Greece and Turkey, to recover – from brambles or burial, lime-kilns or building sites – the precious relics of the Greeks’ classical p …

The Book of Alexander the Great – or the Phyllada – has for three centuries been the most popular account of Alexander’s career in modern Greece. After circulating in manuscript form, it was first pu …

The 6th/5th century bce Greek melic (or songwriting) poet Pindar was the most celebrated lyricist of antiquity. His famous victory odes offer a paean to the heroic athlete, and are an attempt to enca …

The 6th/5th century BCE Greek melic (or songwriting) poet Pindar was one of the most celebrated lyricists of antiquity. His famous victory odes offer a paean to the heroic athlete, and collectively a …