The sacred yellow serpents of Asclepius, the porieas, symbolized healing, renewal, divine power in ancient Greek medical and ...

The tale of Salmoneus, the king who dared to imitate Zeus, reveals ancient fears of hubris, madness, and divine punishment.

For centuries, the small Greek island of Kasos served as a hub for international trade, welcoming ships from around the world ...

Archaeologists recently made numerous "spectacular" discoveries at a long-forgotten temple to an Ancient Greek god, according to local officials. The Department of Antiquities in Cyprus shared a ...

Two recently discovered ancient gold rings set with garnets reveal how Greek trends and customs became part of life in Jerusalem 2,300 years ago.

Two recently discovered ancient gold rings set with garnets reveal how Greek trends and customs became part of life in Jerusalem 2,300 years ago.

An M with a small letter or set of letters above it stood for tens of thousands and higher. (Confusingly, in this instance the M represented the Greek ancestor of “myriad,” not the number 40.) ...

Last year, a group of tech-savvy students won $700,000 (approx. Rs 6 crore) grand prize for using artificial intelligence software that allowed them to decode 2,000 Greek letters from another scroll.

The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideologies. But, in reality, ancient works of art were colorful and even ...