Melisende's Library

Servilia and Her Family by Susan Treggiari Servilia is often cited as one of the most influential women of the late Roman Republic. Thou...

Greece, 454 BC: The sacred isle of Delos - It is a crime against the gods to die or be born on the sacred island. Thanks to the violence ov...

In the acknowledgements of his latest novel, David Vann declares: “I’m a neoclassical writer. My novels are all Greek tragedies.”  Brigh...

From the Guardian : Sappho  is one of the most elusive and mysterious – as well as best-loved – of ancient Greek poets. Only one of her...