The gods, a stranger made me, Remote from my dear land. Euripides, Helen 690–95 It was late afternoon when the ship reached the Piraeus, Athens’ harbour. Small boats quickly surrounded…Read More >

You will not need to hear The tenth of all our woes, Our constant watch by day, Poor anchorage by night, With trunks of plank and little sleep/ Aeschylus, Agamemnon…Read More >

The oars are manned: the Sailors shout: A last farewell is ours Euripides, The Trojan Women Massalia, the greatest port of the western Mediterranean, was busy as usual, her quays…Read More >