You've probably heard of Chinese water torture, the brutal method used to psychologically break spies in the worst possible ...

Ctesibius was a pioneering inventor of ancient Greece whose work in pneumatics and hydraulics shaped technologies still in ...

Long before the rise of modern technologies, ancient Indian thinkers, scientists, and scholars had already laid the foundations for many innovations that continue to influence the world today.

An ancient artifact, which became known as the Baghdad Battery, has fascinated the minds of scientists for the last century. According to chemist Dr. Von Handorf, this find allows to believe that “an ...

Saint Louis University's microcredential in intermediate ancient Greek consists of six required credit hours. Satisfactory completion of the required courses would allow the SLU student to develop the ...

Saint Louis University's microcredential in advanced ancient Greek consists of six required credit hours. Satisfactory completion of the required courses would allow the SLU student to develop the ...

This Greek cup, dating from around 510 B.C., depicts an Amazon warrior on a horse. Scholars suggest wording on the vase names the woman Worthy of Armor in ancient Circassian.

The first is ΟΔΥCCEOC, the Greek genitive (i.e. possessive or attributive) case of Odysseus which suggests a writer referring to the location as the hero’s palace or temple.

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In a nearby lab, researchers are constructing a 3D image of the site to study the impact of ancient floods and to understand how the walled structures may have contributed to the prosperity of the ...

Antikythera mechanism The 2,000-year-old Antikythera mechanism found in an ancient Greek shipwreck has been dubbed the “first computer,” using a wind-up dial system to track the celestial time ...

Ancient Agora is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., depending on the season, excluding select Greek public holidays. Check out the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports' ODYSSEUS website to learn more.