The epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey tell of humanity struggling with hubris, and revenge and mortality but also of forgiveness and the aftereffects of war.
Plato and Aristotle had different ideas on utopia, although Oscar Wilde insisted it should be included on any map, for it represents the hope for a better life.
The oracle centre of Pachacamac in the Andes serves as an example of how the practice of pilgrimage of the ancient Greeks continued into the Wari and Inca cultures.
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The former San Diego community college district chancellor is among a star-studded group of appointees to the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities.