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7 articles in this section
What Is Kleos? Ancient Greek Fame, Memory & Modernity
Kleos as good fame offered the only viable path to immortality in ancient Greece, and one, that in the Homeric epics (Odyssey and Iliad), was worth dying for.
Mar 24 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos
The Dark Heritage of Sanatorium Medea: Soviet Ruins in Tskaltubo
From a Soviet spa resort to a refugee camp, the Georgian town of Tskaltubo and its Sanatorium Medea is a prime example of dark heritage.
Mar 19 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos
How Herodotus Invented the East vs. West Divide
Herodotus's History is considered one of the first texts in the history of orientalism. Is that true?
Mar 7 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos
How to Use Herodotus' Method to Navigate the Misinformation Age
How Herodotus' 2,500-year-old skepticism can help us navigate the Misinformation Age today.
Mar 1 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos
Herodotus: How the Father of History Became the Father of Lies
Thucydides was not fond of Herodotus and Plutarch hated him. But why? In this article, we explore some of the arguments against the ancient Greek historian.
Updated Mar 21 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos
A Deep Dive Into Freud’s Uncanny (From Greek Mythology to Slenderman)
From ancient Greek myths of living statues to the modern anxiety of the Uncanny Valley and AI, explore why the familiar feels so frightening.
Feb 3 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos
The Social Role of Memory in the Work of Herodotus
Herodotus described his role as a historian as a twofold struggle against the “lapse of time” and “forgetting”.
Jan 20 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos