This animated documentary explores the concept of racism in Ancient Greece by examining primary sources and historical context. It distinguishes ancient ethnic prejudices from modern racism, analyzes ...

An ancient city was most likely ruled by females living in a "matriarchal society" more than 9,000 years ago, according to a study published in Science this week. Researchers extracted the ancient ...

Professional historians react to the first scenes of Jason and the Argonauts (1963), comparing the film's portrayal of ancient Greek customs, city-states, and royal power to real historical sources.

According to historical sources, "women" — specifically meaning, in that time and culture, married, childbearing females — were not allowed to attend or participate in the original Olympic Games in ...

Part One: Sumer and Egypt -- Part Two: Ancient Greece -- Part Three: Ancient Rome -- Part Four: Imperial China -- Part Five: Ancient India -- Part Six: Ancient Hebrews -- Part Seven: Early Middle Ages ...

If you’ve ever “flipped the bird,” you have something in common with ancient Greeks. It was around 2,500 years ago that the naughty Greeks developed a phallic gesture to offend, taunt and literally ...