Classical Period (c. 500–323 BC) This is the most well-known period in the history of ancient Greece. It is marked by the rise of city-states such as Athens and Sparta and significant developments in ...

(Photo by Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) “Israel has been shorn,” it declares. “Its seed no longer exists.” It’s an inauspicious start, one that boasts of this ...

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...

Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact Teresa Nowakowski Daily Correspondent The Derveni Papyrus, named for the ...

A significant portion of human development and history may be traced back to the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia, in and around present-day Iraq. The study of these new tablets could reveal ...

Join an extensive research department that covers Greek and Roman history, Classical literature, and ancient philosophy. Our virtual week took place October 2024 – to find out about future sessions to ...

The royal bath holds special significance in Kumbh Mela. Let's explore where the first Mahakumbh was held and learn some interesting facts about it. The history of Mahakumbh is very ancient. According ...

Here’s how it works. An ancient and enigmatic stone circle in the Middle East may not be a prehistoric astronomical observatory after all, according to a new study of satellite images.

its shattered parts excluded from male dominated history. But our ancient relatives did indeed use sex toys before the modern development of what would become the vibrator in the late 19th century ...

A mix of ancient divinities ... Historical accounts, such as that of Herodotus, Greece’s father of history, asserted that sacred sex workers operated at Old Paphos and at Aphrodite’s other ...

Situated at the boundary between Europe, the Eurasian Steppe, and the Middle East, the Caucasus region has a long history as a cultural ... assess what areas of the ancient settlement were damaged ...

Piece by piece, experts carefully transported the Phoenician vessel to dry land, where it will be studied and preserved Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent Archaeologists have raised a 2,600-year-old ...