Corinthian style: the truth

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Today, our virtual journey will take us back to Athens to explore the true roots of the “Corinthian” order. I’m putting the term in brackets, because Vitruvius may have said that the Corinthian order was invented in Corinth, but as … Continue reading →

The theatre of Dionysus in the spring

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In our digital journey there are no constraints of time or distance; we’ll simply go where free association will take us. Our first stop will be the Theatre of Dionysus Eleuthereus, on the south slope of the Acropolis of Athens. … Continue reading →

The headless ghost

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Did ancient Greeks trick-or-treat? Or is this statue depicting some ghoulish myth about a headless man, going about with his cut-off head in hand? Neither. This is not a Halloween statue, but the figurine of an actor. The head in … Continue reading →