Ancient Greek mathematician, Eratosthenes, measured the circumference of the Earth in antiquity. Credit: Public Domain Theories depicting the shape of...

The philosopher Socrates disrupted the Homeric, poetical understanding of the gods, who acted with freedom, whim, and even bias. The ancient Greek...

Theories depicting the shape of the earth swirled in embryonic form in the minds of Ancient Greek thinkers. By Matthew Norman Many pre-Socratic Greek...

Ancient Greek sanctuaries were not just sites of worship—they were bustling hubs of activity, drawing crowds from across the Greek world. As...

Friendship might not be the first thing we associate with ancient Greeks, but their philosophical reflections on it are worth remembering. The ancient...

The Trojan War is one of the greatest events of Greek legend. It was a war that involved far more than just a single city. In fact, representatives...

DNA evidence suggests that living Greeks are indeed descendants of the ancient Mycenaeans, who ruled Greece from 1,600 BC to 1,200 BC.

DNA evidence suggests that living Greeks are indeed descendants of the ancient Mycenaeans, who ruled Greece from 1,600 BC to 1,200 BC.

Ancient Greek astronomer Aristarchus was the first to discover the heliocentric system, maintaining that the Earth revolves around the sun. Credit:...

“Divine Egypt,” a major exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, is now open, offering a comprehensive look at Ancient...