One of the fundamental beliefs of the Ancient Greeks was that their beloved gods were immortal, but were they? How did they ...

The Ithaca sanctuary offers tangible evidence of its former legendary King whose oceanic adventures continue to inspire films ...

A 13-year-old stumbled upon a coin from ancient Troy — an extremely rare find in Germany. Experts say it may offer new clues ...

No other ancient historian has written a book so insightful on the mechanisms of war as Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War.

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Archaeologists recently excavated an ancient workshop in Greece, revealing a trove of unfinished projects and other curiosities. The project was announced by Greece's Ministry of Culture in a Facebook ...

A medieval ophthalmologist who translated Greek works by Galen, Hippocrates, and Plato into Arabic played a pivotal role in ...

The lost, colorful beauty of an iconic set of ancient Greek sculptures has been revealed by a scientific study. The latest research into the Parthenon Sculptures sheds new light on the original ...

Public spectacles in ancient Greece consisted especially of athletic competitions and theatrical performances which served to strengthen ancient Greek citizens’ sense of belonging in Greek culture and ...

It is quite remarkable that any nonprofit professional organization reaches the “one hundred years” mark. In the instance of The Philadelphia Classical Society, encouraging the study of Latin and ...