David, also known as Davilorium, is a comic artist with a background in anthropology. Previously a freelance animator, he now ...

Ancient Greece's Special Forces, from the Sacred Band of Thebes to the Hetairoi of Alexander the Great's army, became ...

New, almost life-size statues discovered in a necropolis in Pompeii. Details about the possible Roman priestess.

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A dig at a coastal village in Israel has turned up remains of a large facility that once produced Tyrian purple on an ...

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Oldest gym membership written in Greek on papyrus 1,800 years ago reveals structured athletic life in Roman Egypt.

The Vermont Insight Meditation Center and Mitchell•Giddings Fine Arts are co-hosting a special event featuring David Hinton, acclaimed author and translator of ancient Chinese poetry and philosophy. “ ...

(Related: Rediscovering China’s ancient Tea Horse Road, a branch of the famous Silk Road.) Nuodeng, a former Tea Horse Trail town, has some of the best-preserved examples of traditional Bai ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...