The disease killed the ancient Greeks and Romans—as well as the peoples who tried to conquer them—by the hundreds of thousands, playing a major role in the outcomes of their wars.

Superheroes like the Justice League have faced several DC villains from across the timeline, from threats in the future to ...

The tale of Salmoneus, the king who dared to imitate Zeus, reveals ancient fears of hubris, madness, and divine punishment.

Ctesibius was a pioneering inventor of ancient Greece whose work in pneumatics and hydraulics shaped technologies still in ...

To tourists, it’s the ancient theater at the foot of the Acropolis. Artists revere it for the majestic stage where legends ...

An announcement on June 9 from the Greek Ministry of Culture cites the discovery of a rare underground spring cistern dating ...

This Greek cup, dating from around 510 B.C., depicts an Amazon warrior on a horse. Scholars suggest wording on the vase names the woman Worthy of Armor in ancient Circassian.

Saint Louis University's microcredential in beginning ancient Greek consists of six required credit hours. Satisfactory completion of the required courses would allow the student to develop the ...

Saint Louis University's microcredential in intermediate ancient Greek consists of six required credit hours. Satisfactory completion of the required courses would allow the SLU student to develop the ...

Visitors can tour their mill in the village of Agios Matthaios, join guided tastings, and explore ancient olive groves—including their 1,500-year-old tree called “Mitera” (Greek for mother).

The secrets of Greek demography A Greek newspaper editor, Nikos Konstandaras, said in the midst of the country’s debt crisis, in 2013, that: “The Greeks ...

Israeli archaeologists recently uncovered an ancient sarcophagus depicting a scene familiar to many today: a drinking game.