War and prophecy, plague and death
How the ancient Greeks made sense of disease, imperfect leaders and, as Thucydides put it, the “horror of human beings dying like sheep.”
By Joel Christensen, Brandeis University
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What the tragedy Antigone can teach us about the dangers of extremism
What happens when a ruler declares that those who resist his dictates are enemies of the state, and that ruler has as many supporters as he has detractors?
By Elizabeth A. Bobrick, Wesleyan University