This post continues our travelogue of two through-hikes we made along Hadrian’s Wall. If you haven’t done so already (and if you have the ti...

This post continues our travelogue of two through-hikes we made along Hadrian’s Wall. If you haven’t done so already (and if you have the ti...

This is the first in a three-part series of posts that we originally wrote for balloon-juice.com ; we’re republishing those posts here to ac...

In the summer of 479 BCE, an alliance of Greek city-states fought and won a critical battle near the city of Plataea against forces commande...

The Theater of Dionysus is quite possibly Emily's favorite site in Athens, and the adjacent Sanctuary of Dionysus is one of the most tranqui...

Our recent trip to Rome gave us a chance to stop at the new Museo della Forma Urbis , built to display the remains of the Severan-era marble...

In our latest episode, The Athenian Acropolis, Throughout the Ages , we mention that there are a few visible remnants of the Late Bronze Age...

In antiquity, the east chamber of the Parthenon housed a colossal statue of Athena, designed by the master sculptor Pheidias. Built around a...

Walking the Athens Marathon, Part II