Tag: antiquities

From Chaos to Order

From Chaos to Order: Greek Geometric Art from the Sol Rabin Collection By Dr. Bob Bianchi Some of us, I suppose, might initially be reluctant to attend an exhibition featuring 57 relatively small objects from the obscure Geometric period (about 900-700 BCE) of ancient Greek art placed within the context of ancient Greek [...]

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ANCIENT THEATER AND THE CINEMA

By Dr. Bob Bianchi You may not realize it, but if you’re a movie buff you may be surprised to learn about just how indebted Hollywood is to the civilizations of Greece and Rome. I’m not just talking about the obvious, like Gladiator (2000) or 300 (2006), but about films like the eleven in [...]

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