Sanctions date back to antiquity, with the "Megarian Decree" issued by Athenian statesman Pericles in 432 BC being the first recorded ...

Greek sources portrayed the Achaemenid kings, as indulgent and ruthless—all but Cyrus II. Why was this enemy ruler the only ...

A lot has changed with regards to how and when we eat, and our meals and eating habits are continuing to evolve.

The communal nature of foraging and hunting, and later farming, meant humans almost always ate their meals in the company of ...

Archaeologists in Sicily have uncovered a rare gymnasium complex, featuring a lecture auditorium, in the ancient Greek city ...

Archaeologists in Agrigento, Sicily just unearthed an ancient classroom where students listened to lectures more than 2,000 ...

More women than men will compete at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, a statistic unprecedented in Olympic history ...

Created by digital artist Juanjo Ortega G., the digital reconstruction depicts a woman who died in her mid-30s during the ...

A newly discovered settlement in the north-western Nile delta was built by the Egyptian New Kingdom perhaps 3500 years ago ...

The ancient school complex had a gymnasium with a large swimming pool and 650-foot tracks, archaeologists said.