Whether our Western political systems are true democracies or republics can be answered by examining ancient Greek philosophy ...

New research shows how trade rooted in local resource differences and the conflicts it sparked, made ancient Greek ...

City-states have played an important role in history, with well-known examples such as ancient Athens, Rome, and the ...

I remember being so excited when I found out our hotel had a rooftop with views of the city — and so disappointed when ...

The moon can be seen behind the roof of a house on the night of June 10-11. It's a rare celestial phenomenon known as the ...

Dr. Jim Hotz inspired the 1991 Michael J. Fox movie “Doc Hollywood,” about a crackerjack young doctor who ends up in a small ...

And then it disappeared beneath the sands when the river shifted its course. The ancient Greek city-state of Helike ruled as an important economic, cultural, and religious center. Listed among ...

The ancient city of Gezer in Israel has been at the centre of biblical stories for centuries, with a new study using cutting ...

At the Economou Collection, the artist reimagines the city through bold images that weave ancient myths and contemporary ...

Once thought to have originated in cows and spread through dust, the surprising evolutionary story of tuberculosis reveals why it's so hard to stamp out this ancient disease, writes Carl Zimmer ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a 1,700-year-old marble sarcophagus depicting Greek gods Hercules and Dionysus in a drinking ...

Offered for sale for the first time in nearly 40 years, this historic and architecturally significant estate in the heart of ...