Greek mythology is prominent in art dating from antiquity through to the renaissance and even in contemporary artwork. During ...

There is a perceptible Roman bias in the teaching of law, but the ancient Greeks were actually also quite influential.

During Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 C.E., thousands of papyrus scrolls were scorched, rendering their contents unreadable.

Many people depicted in a supposedly "groundbreaking" book on psychedelics and religion are now speaking out against it.

Archaeologists from Selcuk University have uncovered stunning mosaics depicting aquatic animals in the ancient city of Herakleia, located in Turkey’s Muğla Province. Known for its Greek heritage and ...

This week, explore decoded words from charred ancient scrolls, meet heroic frog daddies, see Grand Canyon-size lunar features ...

A new God of War rumor has surfaced online with word that the next game is taking players back to Greece and stars a younger Kratos.

Sediment cores from the Aegean Sea reveal that human-driven lead contamination began 5,200 years ago—much earlier than expected. This pollution is tied to shifts in economy and land use, culminating ...

Born in the 11th century BCE, Eurysthenes was the twin son of Aristodemus, himself a descendant of Heracles. He became the ...

A multi-dimensional mathematical theory applied to texts belonging to the classical Greek Literature spanning eight centuries ...

Researchers have generated an image of text from inside a scroll that was buried in volcanic ash with the ancient city of ...

New research suggests that the first Indo-European speakers lived in southern Russia 6,500 years ago, challenging ...