New study shows how Aeolus, the God of the Winds, helped unite Greek settlers and locals in ancient Sicily through shared ...

King Tharypas of Epirus, the pioneering ruler who Hellenized the Molossian kingdom, shaped its cultural, political and ...

Is it any wonder ancient people thought lightning came from the gods? Even today, a close lightning strike feels like a terrifying brush with the supernatural.

Greek mathematician Archimedes of Syracuse calculated the infinite mathematical concept pi in the 200s BCE, which we ...

A growing number of researchers are turning to the Pompeii's graffiti to better understand the lives, humor and concerns of ...

The ancient city of Pompeii is one of those archaeological sites that keeps on giving with one discovery after another. While ...

Discover the truth! We debunk 25 common myths about ancient civilizations, from pyramid builders to Cleopatra's heritage. Separate fact from fiction and ex ...

Excavations at the site of the 1802 Mentor shipwreck uncovered a marble fragment that may have ties to the Parthenon in Ancient Greece, officials say.

Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old lead bullet in the Holy Land with a darkly sarcastic inscription in Greek.

A 2,100-year-old sling bullet with a sarcastic inscribed message “learn” attached was found in ...