There's always been a deep-seated rejection of monarchy in Greece, favoring accountable, accessible leaders over distant, ...

Ancient Greece, the cradle of Western civilization, was responsible for creating five of the seven wonders of the ancient ...

Athens-based independent scholar Demetrius Savvides has shown that in Amphipolis, northern Greece, where the Kastas Monument ...

Rare and exceptional artworks from the world’s most acclaimed civilizations are set to cross the auction block, including ...

After a brief rain 350 million years ago, a reptile pressed its claws into the ground. Its tracks now show the oldest-known vertebrate to take on dry land. It also significantly pushes back the date ...

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Our short animation below gives a reconstruction of the ancient environment around Mansfield 355 million years ago, and shows how the tracks were made. This find has a massive impact on the origin ...

The ancient footprints from Australia were found on a slab of sandstone recovered near Melbourne and show reptile-like feet with long toes and hooked claws. Scientists estimate the animal was ...

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While modern scholars discount some of the accounts of ancient Roman historians, they agree that during the first phase of its history—from approximately 753 to 509 B.C.—Rome was ruled by kings.

Highlights include the uncovering of advanced urban planning at Boncuklu Tarla, including sewer systems and buildings from 12,000 years ago, and the discovery of ancient beads in Morocco dating ...

One of the most famous figures from the ancient world, Saint Augustine of ... the invention of ball games to different regions of Greece, saying the games were invented by the Sicyonians or ...