In our relentless pursuit of innovation, we often overlook the wisdom embedded in traditional practices that stood the test ...

The ancient Greeks invented the earliest form of robots: automata, moving statues powered by water, air, and steam pressure that could open doors and even sing using steam. With the evolution of ...

These spectacular stone structures represent some of the most significant depictions of the religious and funerary practices of an ancient society that drew on both its Greek and Persian heritage.

The scrolls in question, stored in a library in a Roman villa that is thought to have belonged to the father-in-law of Julius ...

Philo of Byzantium, a pioneering Hellenistic engineer, revolutionized mechanics and automation in ancient Alexandria.

This armor wasn't just for show. It could have seen deadly combat during the epic Trojan War.

"We're what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit" may have been attributed to Aristotle to lend it ...

Ancient Greek polybolos machine gun is one of the most fascinating warfare inventions in antiquity, shooting and reloading ...

A tomb that may have been built for a close friend of Alexander the Great may be aligned with the winter solstice.

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For the Greeks, the idea was a fluid one—a literal place and a civic ideal that allowed for democracy to flourish.