Cleopatra: The Goddess
Before she was a queen, she was a goddess. Born to the purple and weaned on pageantry, Cleopatra (69 BCE-30 BCE) was addressed as Thea …
The Crimes of Agrippina the Younger
Agrippina, Julian-Claudian Empress The ancient chroniclers would have us believe that Julia Agrippina the Minor better known as Agrippina the Younger (16 CE-59 CE) was …
A Pomegranate for Persephone
It is assumed with some authority that Western women living in the twenty-first century have more options in their reproductive lives than at any time …
Pithecusae: Island of Firsts
Home to thermal springs and verdant landscapes, the idyllic island of Ischia also houses the first Greek settlement in all of Europe. Enterprising pioneers from …