Paideia, la educación en la antigua Grec...

En la Edad Moderna, los feligreses aprovechaban la obligación de ir a misa para hacer negocios, relacionarse socialmente o incluso cortejar a las damas. 

Robos, homicidios y delitos sexuales se castigaban de forma a veces brutal, mediante amputaciones, la horca o la hoguera. 

En 1829, el escritor norteamericano hizo un viaje por Andalucía que lo llevó hasta Granada. Maravillado por la Alhambra, escribiría luego una obra que la haría famosa en todo el mundo. 

<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In this episode, we discuss what it was was like in ancient Athens for a young girl or boy from birth to adolescence, by looking at childbirth, childhood, the various rites of passages that they must surpass on the way to becoming teenagers, the ... Show More

<p>When we think of democracy in the ancient Greek world, our minds often go straight to Athens, the purported birthplace of democracy. But was Athens <em>truly</em> the home of democracy? And if so, who's responsible for giving a voice to the people?</p><br><p>In this episode, T ... Show More

<p>À partir du VIe siècle avant Jésus-Christ, la cité grecque d’Athènes met en place une toute nouvelle organisation politique : la démocratie. Ce régime inédit qui donne le pouvoir aux citoyens, devient par la suite et malgré ses limites, un véritable modèle. </p> <p>Comment les ... Show More

Frederick the Great, Marie Antoinette and Oscar Wilde. Each of them have talked about, or been talked about in terms of, Ancient Greek ideas of homosexual love. From men taking on young apprentices, to Sappho’s yearning poetry, the Ancient Greek traditions have long been called u ... Show More

Today, it is hard to imagine a time and place when public school teachers were considered among the elite strata of society. But in the lands controlled by the Ottomans, and then by the British in the early and mid-twentieth century, teachers were key players in government and le ... Show More

Growing up in Somalia, a country where stories are handed down through generations, one of the first tales that children are told is about an ancient queen who fought to give women power by castrating men. 

<p>Man's best friend has been at our side for thousands of years. Ancient Greece was no exception, and although some of the types of dog that were popular back then might seem unfamiliar to us today, tales of their loyalty, dependability and downright cuteness certainly are not.< ... Show More