The Ancient Games are relatively obscure to most Olympians, but to understand just what the Games are about, it is really necessary to investigate the roots and the meaning that has transformed culture and society for so many years. Bill Toomey ancientculturegame share on social
The ancient Greek oral poets all had this anxiety about the deficiencies of their memories and always began poems by praying to the Muse to help them remember. David Antin ancientanxietybegin Change image and share on social
The ancient Greek view of happiness was really defined by leading a productive life: It's not about how much you have, it's about what you do with it. Karen Duffy ancientdefinegreek Change image and share on social
The ancient Greeks and Romans were comfortable with any number of deities and were quite open to allowing conquered nations to continue to worship in whatever ways they saw fit, as long as they didn't mind having an emperor who required taxes and tributes. Jay Parini allowancientcomfortable share on social
The ancient Greeks have a knack of wrapping truths in myths. George Lloyd ancientgreekknack Change image and share on social
The ancient Greeks noticed that a man with arms and legs extended described a circle, with his navel as the center. Stephen Gardiner ancientarmcenter Change image and share on social
The ancient Greeks were the first ones to say an unexamined life is not worth living. They don't tell you of course what we found out, an examined life not that fascinating either. Colin Quinn ancientexaminefascinate Change image and share on social
The ancient Jewish people gave the world the vision of eternal peace, of universal disarmament, of abolishing the teaching and learning of war. Menachem Begin abolishancientdisarmament Change image and share on social
The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The Old Sailor. Samuel Butler ancientcallmariner Change image and share on social
The ancient media of speech and song and theater were radically reshaped by writing, though they were never entirely supplanted, a comfort perhaps to those of us who still thrill to the smell of a library. Alison Gopnik ancientcomfortlibrary share on social
