Although the Greeks and Romans linked environmental harm with climate change to a more limited extent than we do today, they ...

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When most people think of Greek mythology, they imagine dazzling heroes, wise gods, and epic love stories that shaped Western ...

Ancient Greek thinkers, from Hesiod to Plato, and later Rousseau saw in the noble savage a vision of lost divine harmony and ...

From China to Greece, these are the superheroes whose origins and power sets are inspired by some of the most fantastic ...

A remarkable discovery in Crete has reinvigorated debate over the origins behind the ancient Greek myth of the labyrinth.

Archaeologists in France have uncovered a 1,700-year-old ancient Roman funerary area, including burials with libation conduits hilariously akin to today’s watering spikes.

Hygieia was a prominent figure in both ancient Greek and Roman mythology—she was the daughter of Asclepius, the god of medicine. Hygieia (from whose name we get the word ‘hygiene’) was known as the ...

Greece is opening up ancient sites for events aimed at combining cultural heritage with the Greek culinary tradition.

When it comes to fantastical book series that shaped our childhoods, Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians is one of ...

Cleopatra VII is one of those historical figures whose name sparks instant recognition, but how much do we really know about ...

Prologue The Roosevelt poster on freedom is timeless. I thought about its message while on the Parthenon. In early October ...