The transition from mythology to rational, scientific thought in Ancient Greece set the foundation for Western civilization.

The daily life in Ancient Greece revolved around work, family, education, and religion, shaping a civilization that still influences world.

Ancient followers of the Eleusinian Mysteries may have used a highly toxic fungus to create psychedelic hallucinations during their rituals, a new chemical analysis suggests.

A new study on ancient societies from around the world is rewriting what we thought we knew about democracy. A team of researchers analyzed archaeological and historical evidence from 31 ancient ...

As such, the palimpsest hosts a number of 10th century treatises by the Greek mathematician and inventor Archimedes of Syracuse (though the original texts would have been centuries older). Notably, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For centuries, people traveled to Delphi in southern Greece hoping ...

Learn how a Roman polybolos unleashed rapid-fire projectiles during the siege of Pompeii.

A prehistoric viper discovered in Greece may have outweighed today’s king cobra. Fossils suggest this ancient snake was ...

History has a strange habit of forgetting its own brilliance. Civilizations rose, fell, and took entire libraries of ...

The Archimedes Palimpsest is a 10th-century Byzantine Greek manuscript that was overwritten in the 13th century with a Christian liturgical text. This practice of creating a palimpsest, or a reused ...

Of the many lead sling bullets discovered at Hippos over the last 26 years, this is the first to carry a message of some kind.

"St. Patrick warned civilization may pass 'in a moment like a cloud of smoke that is scattered by the wind.' And if it falls, author Thomas Cahill argues it will ...