Greek Reporter

Philogelos: The World’s Oldest Surviving Joke Book from Ancient Greece

The Philogelos, a 4th-century manuscript, is the world’s oldest surviving joke book, revealing how Ancient Greeks used humor in everyday life.

Ancient Greek mystery cult priestesses may have chemically tweaked fungus to induce psychedelic hallucinations

Ancient followers of the Eleusinian Mysteries may have used a highly toxic fungus to create psychedelic hallucinations during ...

Ancient Greek priestesses may have turned ergot fungus into a psychedelic brew during the Eleusinian Mysteries

The Eleusinian Mysteries were secret religious rites in ancient Greece honoring the goddess Demeter and her daughter ...
Greek Reporter

Mosaics Discovered in Ancient Greek City of Antipatrea in Albania Suggest Early Christian Churches

Archaeologists uncover mosaics linked to early Christian churches in ancient Antipatrea, the Greek city beneath modern Berat, ...
Salon

The Bible goes Greek

THE VIEW THAT ATHENS AND JERUSALEM represent two very different and antagonistic sources of Western civilization has long been a feature of the Western tradition. It dates back at least to ...