A new study finds that ancient Greek ship names carried symbolic meanings that shaped crew morale and identity in Athens’ ...

Two recently discovered ancient gold rings set with garnets reveal how Greek trends and customs became part of life in ...

A set of ancient wooden spears may be younger than scientists thought and wielded by Neanderthals instead of their ancestors. The complete spears made of spruce and pine are among the oldest known ...

In the quiet hills of Epirus in northwestern Greece, where a primordial breeze still rustles through the oak trees, the ancient oracle of Dodona once stood as a place of profound human yearning. Long ...

But it wasn’t until 1786, when William Jones, a British judge stationed in India, proposed a link among Latin, Greek and Sanskrit, that the idea of a common lingual ancestor was taken seriously.

Credit: Delphi Archaeological Museum via Hellenistic History Artemis is equally dazzling: crowned with a golden tiara and rosette-shaped earrings ... the most revered oracle site of the ancient Greek ...

The scroll, PHerc. 172, contains the Greek word for “disgust” and is likely the first book of On Vices, which explores themes like arrogance and greed. Excavated in the 18th century from a villa ...

The hypothesis connects two of ancient China’s most brilliant astronomers and settles any arguments about whether the Greeks or the Chinese first mapped the stars using coordinates.

Archaeologists have discovered a hilltop in western Hungary that contains a vast hoard of ancient treasure dating back more than 3,000 years. The volcanic butte and its buried riches aren't protected ...

The Danish Royal Family counts just one emerald tiara in their collection, but it’s a stunning piece that features 67 emeralds and over 2,600 diamonds. And now it has another special chapter in ...

But the saying has held sway since the days of the ancient Greeks. A look back might be in order in an era when wine — future tariffs notwithstanding — is presently in good supply, but truth ...