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A charred Herculaneum scroll, buried by the AD 79 Vesuvius eruption, was identified via X-ray as part of Philodemus’ On Vices ...

For over two thousand years, successive societies forged the civilization of ancient Greece. From the early societies of the ...

Peisistratus was an ancient Greek statesman who ruled Athens as a tyrant but laid the foundation for the city's later ...

Virgil was one of Rome's most prolific poets, but how much was he influenced by ancient Greece and Greek writers like Homer?

The inhabitants of Carthage were long thought to have derived from Levantine Phoenicians. But an eight-year study suggests ...

Ancient Indian literature refers to literature written in the Ancient Indian language from the earliest texts until the time of the Post Gupta Empire. In this article, we are giving 10 GK ...

To bring together Sanskrit literature and reading tools, Antariksh Bothale, a Software Engineer from Jodhpur, Rajasthan, launched SanskritSahitya.org, a free website for anyone desiring quick ...

An entire ancient Egyptian settlement from the New Kingdom, also known as the Golden Age of Egypt, surfaced from beneath Greek ruins at the site of Kom el-Nugus near Alexandria Among the artifacts ...

The gymnasium was a site in ancient Greek cities where young men would receive physical and scholarly instruction that would prepare them for their future duties as citizens—a sort of a cross ...

Long before paper napkins or linen serviettes became dining staples, the ancient Greeks had a more flavorful solution: bread. In a time when meals were eaten by hand and sustainability was second ...