Matthew Norman

2 weeks ago | greekreporter.com | Matthew Norman

Dimitris Liantinis was a Greek philosopher and professor who believed that ancient Greeks were so preoccupied with the idea of death that it formed the basis of their entire culture. He then disappeared very mysteriously, with some positing that he committed suicide. Dimitris Liantinis’ early lifeDimitris Liantinis was a professor of the School of Philosophy at the University of Athens, where he taught a class in the philosophy of education and the teaching of Greek language and literature.

1 month ago | greekreporter.com | Matthew Norman

Ancient Greece is famous for its mythology, which enshrined tales of mighty heroes and fearsome warriors, with fierce battles and territorial disputes lurking in every corner of the Hellenistic world. Here are some of the finest that Greek mythology had to offer. Was Achilles the Greatest of All Warriors in Greek Mythology? For many, the first name that springs to mind when talking about great warriors of ancient Greek mythology is Achilles.

1 month ago | greekreporter.com | Matthew Norman

Greek mythology is full of divine judgments, whether rewarding loyal heroes with blessings and gifts or punishing traitors with unimaginable pain. One god above all could really dish it out. Here are the worst punishments of Zeus, king of the gods. The punishment of PrometheusThe best known of Zeus’ rageful punishments is the terrible repetitive torment the god visited upon Prometheus.

2 months ago | greekreporter.com | Matthew Norman

Were Greece’s Neolithic Dimini people responsible for the violent conquest of the Sesklo people, or did the two settlements in fact live alongside one another for many years peacefully? Dimini, a modern-day Greek village in Thessaly, houses the remains of a Neolithic settlement built by one of Europe’s most ancient peoples, the ‘Diminians’. Not far from the village lies another village, Sesklo, which in the neolithic age was home to the ancient people known as Seskloans.

2 months ago | greekreporter.com | Matthew Norman

World history could have been very different than what it is today had the ancient Greeks not halted the expansion of Persia through a series of epic battles on land and sea. These took place in the 4th century BC. Known as the Persian, or Greco-Persian Wars, the conflict between the vast Persian Empire and a coalition of Greek city-states lasted from 499 to 449 BC and ended with the Peace of Callias treaty.