Should we blame Ancient Greece and its perception of male beautyfor the cultural obsession with six-pack abdominals?

Plato, one of the greatest philosophers of ancient Greece, continues to influence how we think about truth, justice, love, ...

Socrates, one of the greatest philosophers of ancient Greece, profoundly shaped the way humans think about life, ethics, and ...

Explore the bustling Athenian Agora where Socrates roamed, sparking philosophical discussions with his Socratic irony method.

From ancient myth to modern cinema, the same universal story continues to unfold. What Joseph Campbell called “the hero’s ...

From ancient myth to modern cinema, the same universal story continues to unfold. What Joseph Campbell called “the hero’s ...

A priceless ancient Egyptian wall painting has been stolen from Saqqara’s Khenti-Ka tomb, prompting a major investigation by ...

On the borderlands of early civilizations, people who considered one another alien met in moments of trade, warfare or simple human curiosity.

For 5,000 years, there has been dancing, processions, rituals and feasts. What have we celebrated, from Africa to Asia, ...

Join Dr. Ioannis Syrigos from Ancient Origins as he interviews Eckart Frahm, Yale professor and leading expert on Assyria and Mesopotamian history. Together, they’ll uncover the mysteries of the ...

The teaching of the “classics” – primarily the ancient civilisations of Greece and Rome – may be fading from universities, but interest remains high among publishers and readers. This is largely ...

This video examines the decline of Classical Greece after the age of Athens and Alexander, tracing how political domination by Hellenistic kingdoms and Rome brought stability but also cultural ...