Classical Wisdom
Anya Leonard, Donald J. Robertson, Sean, The Academic Archaeologist, Michael Fontaine, Mary NaplesAncient Wisdom for Modern Minds. Each week we discuss philosophy, history, literature, and mythology to unlock the wisdom from the Classical world. Subscribe to our FREE newsletter and receive our Ebook, "How to be Happy" a Guide to Ethical Philosophy.
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Brazilian Epicureans?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
One of the best things about living in Argentina is Brazil.
I kid - but in all seriousness, while I love the Paris of the South, the Argentines can be at times... charmingly neurotic. Boasting the highest r...
Weekly Wisdom Quiz
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
As October begins, and the oranged leaves drop to the ground from bared branches, it all means one thing…
Hallowe’en is getting closer!
So this week, we had a look at a witch.
Of course, Circe (best known...
The Real Age of the Alphabet
Rethinking the Dark Age and the Odyssey
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
The Many Sides of Circe
Homer, Hesiod, Apollonius, Ovid, Virgil, Nolan...
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The Retrial of Socrates
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
399 BC.
It’s a date all Classicists know… a moment history lovers mourn… the year one of the most egregious acts against philosophy took place.
It is when Socrates was brought before an Athenian jury, accus...
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Classical Wisdom is a site dedicated to bringing Ancient wisdom for modern minds as well as future minds. Our aim to promote and preserve the love of ancient history, philosophy, mythology and literature.
I am a cognitive-behavioural psychotherapist, and write books such as "How to Think Like a Roman Emperor", the Stoicism graphic novel, "Verissimus" and "How to Think Like Socrates". Founder and president of the Plato's Academy Centre in Athens.
A PhD research Archaeologist, with a background in museology, specialising in the Near East. Aiming to make ancient Mesopotamia accessible to everyone!
Cornell classicist. Author of How to Speak Freely and How to Tell a Joke. Ancient wisdom on free speech, humor, persuasion, power, and institutions. Obsessed with South Tyrol. Szaszian. Header: Wolfgang Moroder/Wikimedia Commons; cropped.
Mary Naples brings fierce, forgotten women of the ancient world back into the spotlight. From Medusa to Messalina, dive into bold, original stories that challenge the canon and celebrate feminine power across the ages.
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