Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West's first scientist, believed the whole Earth was suspended on ...

Performed in the annual Dionysia festivals, tragic drama was a central tradition of Ancient Greece, a method of both entertainment and religious worship. Equally important was competition, for at the ...

Greek settlers arrived on the Black Sea seeking new opportunities; unknowingly, they created the longest-surviving ancient ...

The Ancient Greeks supposedly partied hard thousands of years ago - but what were these get-togethers really like?

The fascination with Greek culture can be traced to the early modern period, from the Renaissance until the eighteenth century. During this era, European scholars – and later educated elites and a ...

A new collection of essays considers how the villainous women of classical antiquity resonate in contemporary Western society Nora McGreevy - Correspondent Explore the true history and myths behind ...

There is no assessment more objective than a written exam in an ancient language. Such a test measures recall of and facility with a language that exists only on the printed page, one governed by a ...

Mark Abbe was ambushed by color in 2000, while working on an archeological dig in the ancient Greek city of Aphrodisias, in present-day Turkey. At the time, he was a graduate student at New York ...

Greek-Australian performer and writer Zoe Terakes excavates erased queer and trans histories in Eros: Queer Myths for Lovers ...