The origins of ancient Greek city names like Athens and Olympia reflect mythology, history, and the development of Greek ...

The 1,800-year-old Ketton mosaic discovered at England's Rutland villa features a rare retelling of the Trojan War myth not ...

More than 2,000 years ago, Greek artisans built a compact machine of interlocking gears that could track the heavens with a ...

The team behind what has been described as "one of the most significant mosaics discovered in the UK" have revealed that it ...

They're all colorful historical nicknames that different cultures have given the powerful spice asafetida—known as hing across South Asia—in an effort to capture its famously pungent aroma.

The Trojan War was one of the most significant and famous events in Greek history – at least, as far as the ancient Greeks ...

Section of Panel 1 of the Ketton Mosaic shows Hector, prince of Troy, in his chariot. (©ULAS). A second-century Roman coin from Ilium in Turkey, labelled ‘Hector’, is an earlier example of the same ...

Some common foods that we have in our pantries can be traced back to ancient times. Take a look at the deep history of our ...

The Royal Navy came into its own during the "Age of Reason," in which ancient Greece was seen as a virtuous and exemplary society and its aesthetics were widely copied.

By Middle East Eye correspondent Sean Mathews, the book is a vigorous, evocative ramble through today’s Greece and its faded ...

What did the swords look like in the Trojan War? As a Sky HISTORY series looks afresh at the legendary conflict, we assess ...

Winter in Greece is already here, Christmas is just around the corner, and I am sure if you are anywhere near here, you are ...