Greek Reporter1 天
Akathist Hymn: Echoes of Unparalleled Beauty in Orthodox Churches
The Akathist Hymn, which is chanted on the first five successive Fridays of Lent in the Eastern Orthodox Church, is dedicated ...
Greek Reporter3 天
The Ancient Greek Roots of the Christian Cross and Its Holiness
The ancient Greek roots of the cross symbol, its significance in cosmology, religion, and philosophy, long before ...
Nature1 个月
Ancient humans used bone tools one million years earlier than thought
The findings come from a study of bone tools discovered at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania and dated to around 1.5 million years ago. The discovery joins other finds — such as a 1.4-million-year-old ...
PBS8 年
The Origins of Theatre - The First Actor
The earliest origins of drama are to be found in Athens where ancient hymns, called dithyrambs, were sung in honor of the god Dionysus. These hymns were later adapted for choral processions in ...
University of Manchester8 个月
After 150 years, rebel hymns finally hit right note
According to Dr Sanders, Chartist hymn books were designed for the movement in an attempt to produce their equivalent of the standard Hymn book: 'Hymns Ancient & Modern'. While Chartist historians ...
PBS3 个月
The Origins of Theatre - The First Actor
The earliest origins of drama are to be found in Athens where ancient hymns, called dithyrambs, were sung in honor of the god Dionysus. These hymns were later adapted for choral processions in ...