For over a thousand years, cities in Ancient Greece sent sacred observers to other cities to monitor religious festivals and ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. When reflecting on the ancient world, historians often break societies down into groups of people such ...

In a world constantly looking for newer, faster and better, poet and Grand Forks native Aaron Poochigian translates the works of the ancients from Greek and Latin to English to find truths ...

A lavish tomb of a noblewoman discovered in ancient Greece includes a mysterious symbol of lost power.

A symposium is a ritualized drinking event in ancient Greece. Its name, "symposium," literally refers to a "drinking together," a hint for the defining activity shared by participants of the symposium ...

Archaeologists working in an ancient port city in Israel unearthed a rare, intricate Byzantine mosaic that dates back to the 2nd or 3rd century A.D. It's inscribed with a lengthy message written in ...

The transition of religions has left a lasting imprint, manifesting in instances where churches were constructed atop ancient ...

Horses were first domesticated in the Eurasian Steppes during the 4th millennium B.C.E. and spread to and throughout the Near East and Mediterranean from there. In Greece, horses became important in ...