On an Egyptian desert rock ridge west of Alexandria and between the Mediterranean sea and Lake Mariout is Kom el-Nugus, an ...

One of the fundamental beliefs of the Ancient Greeks was that their beloved gods were immortal, but were they? How did they die?

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Archaeologists have discovered the "oldest" auditorium from the ancient Greek world in Sicily. The international team, led by ...

A manuscript discovered in the Judean desert contains trial notes on an intricate tax-evasion scheme that involved forgery, ...

Over 120 years ago, sponge divers off the coast of the Greek island Antikythera unearthed one of the most enigmatic ...

The fishy sauce was beloved by the ancient Greeks and Romans ... Rather, “it’s the garum they were making in Pompeii on August 24, A.D. 79, the day Vesuvius erupted.” Or rather, he adds ...

The Conversation explores the origins of the long and interesting journey the Easter Bunny has taken from European prehistory ...

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The new Muslim elites who occupied Gondeshapur were determined to revive, absorb, and spread what they saw as this lost learning. They also wanted to build on it. Greek science became the basis ...