Greece's Delphi oracle is the inspiration behind an immersive art installation by data artist Charles Sandison that's aimed at encouraging a deeper understanding of history and a greater appreciation ...

The Greek island of Crete has it all – ruins, beaches, stylish hotels and excellent food. Sarah Leigh Bannerman details the ...

It is no coincidence that the words city, citizen and civilisation are all cognates. It was only after the Neolithic Revolution, starting about 10,000 years ago, that humans developed agriculture and ...

Sumerian civilization appears to have evolved in Southern Mesopotamia around 4000 BC, while some historians place it as far ...

Ammonius Saccas was a Greek philosopher that revived Platonism and shaped metaphysical thought and spiritual philosophy in ...

In the 900 years between those notable moments, Ancient Greek culture shaped contemporary poetry, democracy, philosophy, art, theater, and language. Take Greek mythology, for example: those ...

They found more than 30 inscriptions in Greek and Demotic on shards of pottery, known as ostraca, that detailed taxes and commercial exchanges. From the 7th century C.E. to the 14th century C.E ...

In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful ... who authored the study and works as an archaeologist and curator at the Glyptotek art museum in Copenhagen, finds that Greco ...

In the modern world, we know good nutrition is essential for our health. Doctors in ancient Greece and Rome knew this too—in fact diet advice was a mainstay of medical practice and health routines.

"This strange concept of colorless sculptures dates ... of youth," according to the museum's description. Color in ancient Greek art was also often likely used to show gender: Men were depicted ...