The name Iphigenia has been synonymous with ancient Greek tragedy and mythology as well as the concept of sacrifice for millennia. This fascinating woman is a truly captivating figure in ancient Greek ...

Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...

A rare "Corinthian" helmet from ancient Greece will go up for auction in London later this month. Such helmets were iconic of the ancient Greek style of infantry fighting and have become emblems ...

New research has uncovered the earliest traces of lead contamination caused by human activities, linking the development of ancient metal ... suburb of Thessaloniki, Greece, the man surrendered ...

The Black national anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing” has sparked social media-fueled backlash in the lead-up to Sunday’s ...

WASHINGTON — Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland ...

History books can only cover so much, and most of us haven’t cracked one open since we were in college. But if you want to ...

This is a tool that the Ancient Egyptians used. See the way it's a bit broken? Well, that's because it's very old. We call this kind of object an artefact. An artefact gives us a little window ...

Known as PHerc. 172, this Greek-written scroll is part of 1,800 others recovered from an ancient villa in Herculaneum. Through the Vesuvius Challenge, researchers are uncovering its text, revealing ...

First, explain to your kids what “Black history” means. What is Black History Month? It is a 28-day recognition of the achievements of all Black folks, but specifically African Americans.