The Nine Muses
Have you ever wondered where does the word 'museum' come from? No? Ok... I'll tell you anyway: It's connected with the Muses! The Nine Muses were deities who ruled over the arts and sciences and gave humans the necessary...
Did the Athenians have the best tax system ever?
Imagine a system of taxation where only the rich contribute, while middle and lower class citizens don’t have to pay any taxes. On top of that, imagine that in this system, the rich love to pay their taxes and...
Why even care about Art?
Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts —the book of their deeds, the book of their words, and the book of their art. Not one of these books can be understood unless we read the two others; but of the three...