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...modern culture. The evidence of this negligence is seen in dwindling enrollment in classics courses and, most unfortunately, dwindling funding for classics programs and the students enrolled in them. The classics are a key to how our civilization was shaped. I hope that people remember all aspects of the ancients and their influence on our lives, not just the action in epic movies, however historically accurate they may be. Ryan Shedd West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. Michael Elliott's references to the eternal human truths contained in the classics capture the enriching element of ancient literature. The ancient heroes were...
Beholding the ancient incan ruins of machu Picchu as they rise from the Peruvian jungle is a joy that deserves to be on everyone's travel wish list. But did you know that there's more than one way to arrive at this World Heritage Site? How you approach Machu Picchu is going to affect your experience of it, so consider the options carefully before you embark on this once-in-a-lifetime experience. We've found an easy way, a hard way and something in between that combines adventure and comfort in sublime proportions...
...world, some say New Zealand was the first true democracy since it was the first nation to enfranchise women. Others use as a criterion the first election of parliament members (Iceland in A.D. 930). Some would ask, If the oldest democracy is not to be found somewhere in ancient Greece, why did the word first appear there? Zafiris Tzannatos Cephalonia, Greece...
Things were relatively static in the Ivy Fantasy Hoops standings this weekend, the sixth of the Ancient Eight season...
...everything is coming up roses for the Harvard women’s basketball team.The Crimson (8-12, 6-1 Ivy) returned to Lavietes Pavilion over the weekend to play its first league home games of the season.Harvard entered play tied with Princeton for first place in the Ancient Eight, but it walked out of the arena as the sole team atop the rankings.In its first home game since December 21, the Crimson squared off against the Tigers to determine the No. 1 team in the conference. Tough defense and sharp shooting made the homecoming even sweeter for the Crimson...