The discovery was made at a London development site which had already yielded stunning mosaics and a rare Roman mausoleum.

Answer by Mary Norris, Author, Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen, on Quora:. There is a theory that the Greeks developed their alphabet around the same time they wrote down Homer. They ...

Hekatompedon, ancient Greek for '100-footer,' was the official ancient name for the temple to Athena. But the alphabet used in this graffiti dates it back to the 6th century BC, over 50 years ...

A “jigsaw” of 2,000 year old fragments have been pieced together by archaeologists to reveal a remarkable Roman wall painting ...

I've just finished up my undergrad and need to polish my skills for grad school. Outside of reading, I want to start the long process of learning ancient Greek. I signed up for an introductory ...

On June 19, 2025, archaeologists uncovered stunning Roman plaster work in Southwark, London. The fragments, once part of a ...

Most modern alphabets start with the letter “A,” or a near equivalent. It was also first in line in the ancient Greek and Phoenician—from which the Modern English alphabet is ultimately ...