Silver drachma minted in Massalia (Marseilles, France) circa 350-220 BC. Credit: Jastrow/Wikimedia Commons The first ancient Greek colonies were established as early as the 8th century BC, while wide ...

This focus on human suffering epitomises the intense humanism of Greek art. The sculpture also represents Greece's struggle to resist being absorbed into the Persian Empire. The Greeks had a ...

Graffiti was widespread in ancient Greece and the ancient Greek world. Credit: Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, Flickr, CC BY 2.0 Graffiti is something we are very familiar with, but how ...

The great Ancient Chinese thinkers were truly ahead of their time. Observing the world through a truly complex lens, they managed to leave such a lofty legacy that their works are admired even today..

This is a timeline of the presence of Eastern Orthodoxy in Greece from 1204 to 1453. The history of Greece traditionally encompasses the study of the Greek people, the areas they ruled historically, ...

From the death cults of Egypt to the fearsome yet sophisticated society of the Vikings, the ancient world was a surprising and challenging place. Explore the in-depth sections below. The ancient ...

Eventually, nine muses were identified, covering every branch of the arts, in the ancient Greek poet Hesiod’s introduction to Theogony, his epic poem about mythical stories and characters (circa ...

Ancient civilizations have always fascinated historians and the public. Because of how different the modern world is, we tend ...

New food inventions and innovations are made all the time, but the roots of your favorite sauces stretch back farther than ...

Athens, Greece – Contrary to popular belief, homosexuality in ancient Greece was not as widely accepted or celebrated as often portrayed in historical narratives. While same-sex relationships ...

Middle East） 希腊东正教大事年表 (1204年-1453年)（英语：Timeline of Orthodoxy in Greece (1204–1453)） 塞浦路斯王国 Maltezou, Crete during the Period of Venetian Rule, p. 105 Maltezou ...