5th century BC. The Persian Achaemenid Empire, established half a century earlier under Cyrus the Great, stretched from ...

During the fifth century BC, Athens was a city-state to be reckoned with. Together with Sparta, it was one of the two great powers of Classical Greece. When in 431 bc the Peloponnesian War broke out, ...

Revealed through coffee dregs, lost oracle cards and divine Brunswick intervention, the year unfolds as foretold ...

Year Civilization”, 10 Hangzhou Seekers from 10 different countries embarked on an in-depth exploration of Hangzhou. Organized by the Hangzhou International Communication Center, this event brought ...

If you have never heard of the author, there’s a reason: as revealed at this year’s Bloody Scotland crime writing festival in September, Evelyn Clarke is the pseudonym for a collaborative project by ...

The suggestion that ancient Greeks reached America before Columbus may seem far-fetched, but certain researchers think ...

Greek tradition traces its origins to Deucalion, Pyrrha, and Hellene, the patriarchs from whom all Hellenic tribes descended.

Ancient thinkers struggled to tell facts from falsehoods just like we do – and their strategies are still relevant today.

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

The year’s most notable findings also include insights into dog and sheep domestication and a new species of manta ray in the ...

Scientists have uncovered an extensive underwater vent system near Milos, Greece, hidden along active fault lines beneath the ...

Understanding this crucial point in human history has focused on the Dmanisi Hominid Archaeological Site in Georgia where ...