The ancient Egyptians invented one of the earliest known writing systems used from around 3000 BC. The symbols they used were called hieroglyphs, which comes from a Greek word meaning ...

Greek historian and geographer Strabo, writing over 2,000 years ago ... the remains of this early temple-like building were located within a larger sanctuary thought to honor Poseidon himself.

Image caption, Ancient Greek ruins of the Temple of Apollo and theatre in the ancient town of Delphi. Most people lived in villages or in the countryside. Many Greeks were poor and life was hard ...