The 16th Week of the Classics (March 23 to April 2, 2023) has the theme Revolution and Antiquity. The revolutions range from drastic upheavals in antiquity itself (of a political, social, economic, cultural, or intellectual nature) to revolutions in...
Every year since 2019, I have written about Valentine's Day, so in 2023 the fifth blog ('lustrum') about February 14th will appear. If you would like to read everything again, please scroll to the last sentence of this blog. This blog is about the 'hearts'...
On September 14, 2021, it will be 700 years since Dante Alighieri died in Ravenna. Throughout 2021, Dante is being commemorated on a grand scale, not only in Italy but also in the Netherlands. From September 10 to 18, 2021, 'Dante Nederland' is organizing...
Aristotle (384-322 BC) Aristotle was born in Stagira, Greece. He grew into one of the greatest Western philosophers in history. He was orphaned at a young age. At the age of seventeen, he left for Athens and became a pupil...
Pythagoras of Samos (582– ca. 507 BC). This philosopher/mathematician became best known for his mathematical theorems (triangle). According to him, numbers constitute the essence of things, for example also in the composition of music. Until the 17th century, music was...
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