A lavish tomb of a noblewoman discovered in ancient Greece includes a mysterious symbol of lost power.

The ancient world suffered immensely from plagues, like the 430 BC Athenian plague, which had lasting consequences for all of ...

In 1900 diver Elias Stadiatis, clad in a copper and brass helmet and a heavy canvas suit, emerged from the sea shaking in fear and mumbling about a “heap of dead naked people.” He was among a group of ...

There are many Ancient Greek gods in mythology, representing all aspects of human life and various concepts, including ...

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“What Athens was in miniature, America will be in magnitude,” Thomas Paine wrote in 1792. Equal parts prediction and promise, Paine’s claim has been realized in many ways: Major aspects of the ...