The unique ancient Greek board game that was discovered at the Knossos Palace on Crete shows that the ancients had a penchant for leisurely games ...

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 ...

Here, we give you the essential lowdown, highlight our favourite facts. Full of blood, passion and extraordinary feats of athletic endeavour, the Olympic Games were the sporting, social and cultural ...

The earliest coins used by ancient Greeks were typically made of electrum—a naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver—and featured symbolic designs like ...

Today the perilous state of the environment is often in the news. Many stories describe how Earth is being damaged by human beings and discuss ways to prevent this. These concerns are not new.

A recent AI-generated video showing giants building the pyramids has revived questions around the myths and science behind ...

These concerns are not new. Millennia ago, people in ancient Greece and Rome already knew humans were damaging the natural world. Literature from these ancient times contains many references to ...

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 ...

By Alison Habens In the beginning, there was just one, unnamed, muse. The blind bard Homer (a poet born around 850BC) invoked ...

which were separate sports festivals held in ancient Greece. Thes Olympic Games were held every four years, forming a period known as an Olympiad. They were not merely athletic competitions but also ...

May 17, 2024 — Horses crossed the Baltic Sea in ships during the Late Viking Age and were sacrificed for funeral rituals. Studies on the remains of horses found at ancient burial sites in Russia ...