Alexander Gale

6 days ago | greekreporter.com | Alexander Gale

Ancient Greece is the subject of immense scholarly and popular attention. Unsurprisingly, The focus tends to be on the grandest moments of ancient Greek history such as pivotal battles or discoveries made by famous philosophers and scientists. Much less attention is paid to the wages and work of the common man in ancient Greece. The average farmer working the land in rural Greece is studied far less than famous figures like Alexander the Great or Pericles, for example.

1 week ago | greekreporter.com | Alexander Gale

Throughout its 64-year history, NASA has named several of its spacecraft and missions after ancient Greek gods and mythological figures. But what is the connection between NASA and ancient Greek mythology? From the Apollo program, which ran between 1961 and 1972, to the ongoing Artemis program, which began in 2017, NASA has a tendency to name its most important endeavors after Greek mythological figures.

2 weeks ago | greekreporter.com | Alexander Gale

The Greek diaspora can be found thriving across the world. Indeed, the Greeks of Puerto Rico have established a small but high-spirited community on the Caribbean island. With its warm tropical climate and friendly island culture, Puerto Rico, despite being over 8,500 kilometers away from Greece, is an ideal place for expatriate Greeks to settle down. Cultural affinityMany Greeks in Puerto Rico have found that the pace of life and cultural values on the island resemble those of Greece.

3 weeks ago | greekreporter.com | Alexander Gale

Mercenaries were ubiquitous across the ancient Greek world. More often than not, the citizen-soldier hoplite armies of the ancient Greek city states or the professional Macedonian armies of Philip II and Alexander the Great tend to take the limelight in historical discussions. However, mercenaries were a common sight on the battlefields of ancient Greece. Other civilizations were keen to hire ancient Greek mercenaries who could fill a variety of important roles in their armies.

3 weeks ago | greekreporter.com | Alexander Gale

Ancient Athens is renowned to this day as the birthplace of democracy and cradle of philosophical debate, but few know the story of the city state’s harshest lawgiver. Draco, also spelled Drako or Drakon, was Athens’ first recorded democratic legislator. Draco was called upon by his fellow Athenian citizens to establish a comprehensive legal code for the city. Many Athenians were surprised by the harshness of the laws introduced by Draco and baulked at the Draconian constitution that bore his name.