The ancient Greek roots of the cross symbol, its significance in cosmology, religion, and philosophy, long before ...

"These are ritual objects made specifically for burials and brought from Greece," explained a former archaeologist now ...

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...

A multitude of mysteries remain unsolved about the ancient Greek world, providing more questions than answers.

The ancient Greeks and Romans often doused their statues in perfume, a recent study found. Published in the Oxford Journal of ...

One artifact was popular among Greek aristocrats, suggesting the burial site belonged to someone with high social status, ...

But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...

The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideologies. But, in reality, ancient works of art were colorful and even ...

And sip on cucumber water while wearing a cushy robe, preferably in a dimly ... the Aire Experience is inspired by ancient bathing rituals from the Roman, Greek, and Ottoman civilizations.

Under the direction of Greek archaeologist Dr. Panagiota Galiatsatou and Swedish specialists Prof. Ann-Louise Schallin and Dr. Niklas Eriksson, the team has conducted a meticulous study of the seabed ...

Jones taught himself Sanskrit to interpret local laws and suggested that the ancient Indian language had a common ancestor with Latin, Greek and Old Iranian. DNA evidence shows that the proto ...

For centuries, historians and linguists have been searching for the cradle of the Indo-Europeans, an ancient people who shaped history and created the world’s largest language family ...