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If someone were to mention the date 480 BCE to you, you might not realize its significance. Not right off, anyway. But if someone were then to yell out, “This is SPARTA!” you’d probably – thanks to ...

A 3,500-year-old clay tablet depicting the city of Nippur offers a glimpse into ancient cartography, challenging our understanding of Mesopotamian urban planning and technological prowess. In 1899, ...

It turns out that not all roads lead to Rome, after all – at least, not in a literal sense. A new map of the empire's ancient land routes has nearly doubled the length of the confirmed ancient Roman ...

Finding the oldest Maya site ever documented was only the beginning of archaeologist Takeshi Inomata’s discoveries. After locating the Aguada Fénix site buried in the jungle of southern Mexico in 2017 ...

Monty Python famously asked what the Romans ever did for us, but as a new map shows, they constructed a vast network of roads that revolutionized the world. Called Itiner-e, the incredible map ...

Many things that might seem unusual to people today, occurred in Ancient Greece; while some aspects are or would be viewed as interesting some may really just seem odd or shocking. In addition to that ...

Finding the oldest Maya site ever documented was only the beginning of archaeologist Takeshi Inomata’s discoveries. After locating the Aguada Fénix site buried in the jungle of southern Mexico in 2017 ...

Greece is often described as the cradle of Western civilization, has a legacy that no one can ignore. And much of it is visible in its ruins or the places that are so ancient that any traveller will ...

The ancient civilization of Greece is a historical period that has long been a subject of fascination and intrigue. Known for its legendary gods and heroes, impressive feats of architecture, and ...

“Egastinai” frieze from the Parthenon in the Louvre. Only the richest peopple paid taxes in ancient Greece. Credit: Public Domain Taxation in ancient Greece was much different than any modern system.

The recorded history of wine in Ancient Greece begins around the 15th century BC, while viticulture appears to have existed as early as the Neolithic era, 6,500 years ago. Ancient Greece is also the ...