Aside from their love of the sea, the ancient Greeks and Vikings shared much more that united them and divided them.

The story of Phidippides and Pan, the god of the wild, stands as the most baffling episode of the Ancient Greek world—one of ...

Layers of forgotten civilisations shape these ancient-world books that avoid Egypt, Greece and Rome, bringing vivid echoes of ...

A little over 200 years ago, the Greeks began their war of independence from the Ottoman Empire, which had conquered most of ...

Sparta was an ancient Greek city-state located in the region of Laconia, in the Peloponnese. It was known for its military ...

During the age of emperors, Roman sculpture was of artistic, religious, and political importance, and often took on epic ...

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Netflix's upcoming Assassin's Creed series is reportedly venturing into Ancient Rome, a new historical setting for the ...

As Greece builds to accommodate a rise in tourism and other development projects, unearthed antiquities complicate progress.

Prologue I learned a few things about Plato in high school and in my university classes on ancient and medieval Greek history. I improved that meager ...

A list for history lovers, curious minds and anyone fascinated by lost empires, ancient power and the stories that still ...