Work and wages varied immensely in ancient Greece. Agriculture was the backbone of the economy but work was available in ...

This month the Gene Siskel Film Center is screening The Owl’s Legacy (1989), a 13-part documentary series directed by the late Chris Marker (Sans Soleil, A Grin Without a Cat), one of the pioneers of ...

Marker’s The Owl’s Legacy presents a complex portrait of Ancient Greece in 13 episodes that revolve around single words. Chris Marker, The Owl’s Legacy (1989) (image courtesy Icarus Films) ...

Chris Marker’s 1989 television series, “The Owl’s Legacy,” is something for the ages. This 13-episode examination of ancient Greece’s contribution to the modern world (streaming from Amazon Video) is ...

Bread has been intricately woven into human history for thousands of years, and ancient Greece was no exception.

With all the schools that soon will be closing for summer, families are looking forward to vacation time. For many, vacation means being off work, and even if they can’t go anywhere, staying around ...