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New Study Reveals What Ancient Greek Music Really Sounded Like

Have you ever wondered what music might have sounded like thousands of years ago, during the height of the Greek and Roman empires? Thanks to a groundbreaking new study by architecture professor Dan C ...
Greek Reporter

Pygmies: The Ancient Greek ‘Dwarves’ and Their War With the Cranes

From Homer to Philostratus, Ancient Greek sources describe Pygmies as dwarves at the world’s edge, fighting cranes and living ...
The Conversation

From whistling arrows and trumpeting elephants to battle cries and eerie horns, ancient soldiers used sound to frighten and confuse their enemies

Adrienne Mayor does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Mikis Theodorakis, Greek Composer Behind ‘Serpico’ and ‘Zorba the Greek,’ Dies at 96

His prolific career, which started at age 17, produced a hugely varied body of work that ranged from somber symphonies and an anthem for the Palestinian Liberation Organization to television and film ...
The Conversation

Ancient Greek music: now we finally know what it sounded like

Armand D'Angour has received funding from the British Academy, from the University of Oxford, and from Jesus College, Oxford. In 1932, the musicologist Wilfrid Perrett reported to an audience at the ...