For nearly seven centuries, the Romans enjoyed armed contests between gladiators in the arena. During these contests, condemned men would fight for...

Archaeologists excavating Sillyon (Greek: Σύλλιον), an ancient Greek city later ruled by the Romans in what is now Turkey’s Antalya province,...

There is no other controversy like the one surrounding the ancient pyramid discovered in Greece. Ancient Greek history often stimulates meaningful...

Cold water therapy was popular among ancient Greeks, and this is one of the reasons they established elaborate bathhouses for wellness and relaxation....

The Decapolis (“ten cities”) was a group of cities in the Middle East where ancient Greek, Roman, and Jewish cultures intersected, located between...

Doomed Egyptian queen Cleopatra has captured the imaginations of people all over the world for centuries. Archaeologists have long sought to locate...

The legendary founder of Alexander the Great’s dynasty of ancient Greece was supposedly King Caranus. According to ancient records, he was the...

Throughout its long history, the ancient city of Malaka connected distant peoples, from Phoenicians and Greeks to Romans and Byzantines. Its story is...

The ancient Greek philosophers lived during a period when religious traditions, centered on polytheistic gods, were considered absolute and beyond...

One key factor in the flourishing of ancient Greek trade was the presence of sanctuaries at ports, which provided neutral ground and facilitated safe...