10 Eye-Catching Blue Watches, From Rolex to Patek Philippe
The trend is turning up in vintage watches too, evidence of the steadfast value-retention of the blue dial. Sotheby’s, in its ...
Nigerian Tribune5d
Love, loyalty and likes: Managing family dynamics and public image in the digital age
Some of the greatest works of art were inspired by love ... As the story goes, Helen, a Greek princess was betrothed to Menelaus, the King of Sparta. However, she was having a secret affair ...
The New York Times5d
Art and Design
Our art critic goes room-by-room through New York’s Gilded Age house museum, reopening after nearly five years. Don’t miss the new upstairs galleries. By Holland Cotter The darkly comic ...
Greek Reporter5d
What Do Hittite Writings Reveal About the Existence of Atreus, King of Mycenae?
Homer describes it as “well built” and “rich in gold.” Atreus’s sons were Agamemnon and Menelaus. By the time the Trojan War took place, Agamemnon had succeeded his father as the king of Mycenae. He ...
Greek Reporter2d
Ancient Greece
Until the 19th century, when German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovered the city of Troy, the focus of Homer's epic the Iliad, was considered a myth. Upon its discovery, certain other aspects ...