东汉末年，经济萧条，物价飞涨，货币体系濒临崩溃，“谷一斛至数十万”。至曹魏黄初二年（公元221年），朝廷宣布停用五铢钱，以谷物、布匹作为一般等价物进行交易。此举虽然暂时缓解决通货膨胀的问题，但也导致“钱废谷用既久，人间巧伪渐多”，弊端丛生。随着生产力 ...

Helen ran away with Paris who took her to Troy. Menelaus, the affronted husband, demanded her return, but Priam, king of Troy refused to hand over Helen. To avenge his honour, Menelaus gathered a ...

The School of Theater displays power and strength in the performance of the Greek tragedy, “The Trojan Women.” ...

Sparta was home to King Menelaus and Helen: once Helen of Sparta, before she was kidnapped by the Trojan prince, Paris, and became Helen of Troy. Today, Menelaus and Helen’s Sparta is empty.

Not only do wars prevent us from resolving serious, survival-threatening emergencies they also contribute greatly to those ...

Menelaus’ wife Helen was said to be the most beautiful woman in the world. When Paris departed Greece, he left with Helen by his side, enraging the Spartan leader. Not only was Menelaus a ...

Menelaus’ wife Helen was said to be the most beautiful woman in the world. When Paris departed Greece, he left with Helen by his side, enraging the Spartan leader. Not only was Menelaus a ...

An epic retelling of the Trojan War legend tracks the beautiful Helen from Sparta (Sienna Guillory) sparking a bitter feud with Troy after leaving Menelaus (James Callis) for Paris (Matthew ...

Andromache says of her fate, “the gods damn us to death.” Finally, we meet Helen, the abducted wife of Menelaus of Sparta. Her Trojan husbands have been killed and now she is to be returned in ...

My wife and I were winding through the maze-like grid of paths at the sumptuous Romanos Resort, the first of four ultra-luxury hotels to open at Costa Navarino, and this was more like a dream replete ...

They asked him to be the judge of who's the fairest among them, and he chose Aphrodite. For his reward, Aphrodite, the goddess of love, caused Helen, Queen of Sparta, to fall in love with Paris, ...