The ancient Greek roots of the cross symbol, its significance in cosmology, religion, and philosophy, long before ...

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...

A multitude of mysteries remain unsolved about the ancient Greek world, providing more questions than answers.

Nestled in Crete, Greece, the Olive Tree of Vouves is one of the oldest living olive trees, estimated to be between 2,000 and ...

Jones taught himself Sanskrit to interpret local laws and suggested that the ancient Indian language had a common ancestor with Latin, Greek and Old Iranian. DNA evidence shows that the proto ...

For centuries, historians and linguists have been searching for the cradle of the Indo-Europeans, an ancient people who shaped history and created the world’s largest language family ...

Over a million years ago, ancient human ancestors sat down to shave flakes off bones, producing a tool with a carefully created sharp edge. According to Jackson Njau, an archaeologist at ...

The ancient city of Teos sits on the western coast ... One that stood out depicted two fighting cupids, figures of Eros, the Greek god of love, whose imagery is related to Dionysos, the Greek ...

Teos was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, known for its flourishing seaport and notable historical figures like the poet Anacreon and philosopher Protagoras. Today, its ruins are near the ...

The findings come from a study of bone tools discovered at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania and dated to around 1.5 million years ago. The discovery joins other finds — such as a 1.4-million-year-old ...

"Delphi is to the Ancient Greek religion what Jerusalem is to Christians, Jews and Muslims," Goldsmith explains. Plus, its proximity to Athens makes it a top-tier destination for travelers who ...