Archaeologists believe that the stylus was carved to resemble a herm, a type of sculpture in ancient Greece that was often ...

One of the most amazing accomplishments of Byzantine monasteries was the miraculous preservation of ancient Greek treasures ...

The majority of the temple dates to the 7th century BC, but archaeologists discovered portions of the site that are even ...

The Stoic emphasis on rational control obscures a key insight: different problems need different solutions. The Greeks knew courage, moderation, and reason were distinct.

Ancient Greeks knew a thing or two when it came to herbs, and oregano is one that they simply could not do without.

Archaeologists in southern Sicily have uncovered an ancient bone tool depicting the god Dionysus and his erect phallus. The ...

New archaeological evidence is helping rewrite old myths about disabled people in the ancient world. Early Roman Empire depiction of a Freedman and Freedwoman, 30-15 BCE. British Museum, London, UK.

The room we are in is locked. It is windowless and lit from above by a fluorescent bulb. In the hallway outside—two stories beneath the city of London—attendants in dark suits patrol silently, giving ...

Christopher Nolan's upcoming film, The Odyssey has just dropped its first high-octane trailer on December 22, 2025. It has generated a huge buzz on social media and varied responses from audiences and ...

An aerial photograph shows rectangular earthworks in a deforested region of Acre, in the Brazilian Amazon. Credit: Diego Gurgel The future of the Amazon may rely on its past. According to new research ...

Just when you may have thought that archaeologists have discovered all there is to find in Egypt, they uncover something new. This time, the remains of a sun temple, which is believed to have belonged ...

Today, Greece is a series of islands—estimates say between 1,200 to 6,000 islands—and shares land borders with Turkey, Albania, North Macedonia and Bulgaria. The Aegean Sea borders the country to the ...