After the Trojan War, some of the Athenian troops were said to have been blown off course, leading to the founding of Scione.

Cuneiform tablets from ancient Babylon cover a range of topics, from exorcising ghosts to uncovering the location of Noah’s ...

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

The Acropolis Museum in Athens presents *“Allspice – Michael Rakowitz and Ancient Cultures,”* a powerful new exhibition exploring themes of cultural loss, war, and restitution. Running from May 12 to ...

Early examples from the 15th and 16th centuries (carpet weaving actually began around 5th century BCE) are favoured by museums, private institutions and top collectors. They are rare and hugely ...

In the 5th century BCE, Greek historian Herodotus wrote about how syssitia evolved from a Spartan military practice to having deep political meaning in society. Similarly, Plato wrote common meals ...

In the fifth century BCE, Greek historian Herodotus wrote about how syssitia evolved from a Spartan military practice to having deep political meaning in society. Similarly, Plato wrote common ...

The Thucydides's Trap -- named after Athenian historian and general Thucydides who is known for his History of the Peloponnesian War between Sparta and Athens in the fifth-century BC -- is a concept ...

The Fifth Symphony is regarded by many not only as Shostakovich’s greatest, but also as one of the most powerful and influential works of the last century, and a worthy successor to the 19th ...

At Katsuo-ji Temple, Daruma dolls watch from every corner. They peer between tree branches, cluster around altars, and dot winding pathways, flashes of bright red among the hillside forest.