For generations, Americans have surrounded themselves with the symbols of ancient Greece and Rome: marble columns, laurel ...

The class of the metics in ancient Greek society has often been overlooked. What were their unique status and roles in the ancient society?

The cult of the ancient Greek goddess Athena allowed certain Athenian women liberties that extended beyond the roles of ...

Archaeologists discovered a trilobite fossil from millions of years ago in a Roman-era dump near what is now Galicia, Spain.

One night in 373 BCE, the earth beneath the Greek city of Helike groaned and cracked. As homes crumbled and temples collapsed ...

What does love truly mean in Plato’s Symposium? Plato’s poetic and dramatic vision of love still matters for how we ...

With the capital's reservoirs approaching historic lows, officials are turning to ancient engineering to conserve potable ...

Self-tormenting practices were all the rage in ancient Byzantium, from wearing chains to living on top of small pillars—and ...

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