Peter Meineck is a Professor of Classics in The Modern World at New York University. He also founded Aquila Theatre and serves as the humanities program director. Meineck has held appointments at the ...

We have recently seen a spate of books defending the Enlightenment, the period of efflorescence in 18th-century Europe that helped shape the modern world. Other advocates have been more subtle, ...

Captain (Vincent Regan), Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and the Spartans stand ready to halt the advance of the Persian army in 300. For those wondering, director Zack Snyder’s 300 isn’t a remake of the ...

IF looks could kill, the Spartan warriors who spend most of “300” flexing their six-pack abs at the invading Persian army surely would have won the battle of Thermopylae. In defense of Greece, the 300 ...