Plato (left) and Aristotle (right), a detail of The School of Athens, a fresco by Raphael.

A longform primer on what made Plato such an enduring figure in world history.

By Josiah Ober, author of The Greeks and the Rational: The Discovery of Practical Reason In 1949, E.R. Dodds gave the Sather Classical Lectures and soon thereafter published a hugely influential book, The Greeks and the Irrational. When invited to give the 2019 Sather Lectures, I honored his 70th

Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher and sage who founded Epicureanism, a highly influential school of philosophy. He was born on the Greek island of Samos to Athenian parents.

Explore the Ancient world of myths and legends, its history, its philosophy, its sites and temples, its wars and battles, its past and future.