Every year, archeologists stumble across remains that shed light on the culture, politics, and daily life of Pompeii.

The Frogs was first adapted for the stage by Shevelove in 1971, in a Yale University production performed in a swimming pool.

A haunting Kashmiri folktale about a spirit named Muhmal mirrors the existential absurdity of Camus’ Sisyphus, blending ...

In Greek mythology, the Titan ruler Kronos fears ... According to that legend, at least. Ancient Romans had their own origin story involving Hercules. In Book 9 of Ovid’s Metamorphoses, the ...

Fifty dollars for STEM, five cents for citizenship—that’s how America apportions its education dollars. Our beleaguered ...

The first six games in the God of War Series focus on Greek Saga, while the last two represent the Norse Chapter created by ...

Long perceived as unsettling, the female genital area has been subjected for millennia to more or less invasive acts aimed at ...

The idea was brought from America by Mrs. Pal Petri, the wife of a state secretary. The first Hungarian Mother's Day ...

the figurines left as servants for the dead. An immense mummified crocodile. A 3,100-year-old wig made from braided human hair. The wig in particular dragged the ancient world to the fore ...

He is the “servant of the servants of God,” a title ... pope: The title “pope“ means “father.” In ancient Greek it was a child’s term of affection (papa) but was borrowed by Latin ...

Saint Catherine’s Monastery was the place where God spoke to Prophet Moses and manifested to him on the mountain.

Geraldine Brooks talks to Bron Sibree about her memoir: an unflinching reckoning with sudden loss as well as a luminous ...