The religions of the ancient Greeks and the ancient Romans, often simply called “classical religion,” are often viewed as ...

Archaeologists in the ancient Greek city of Perge, Turkey, have discovered five Roman statues, including Aphrodite and Eros.

More than 6,000 ancient Greek artifacts, dating from the Mycenaean period to the Classical era and originating from various ...

An ancient Greek defensive wall from at least 2,000 years ago was uncovered near the Adriatic coast of Croatia it was ...

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The Classical period is famous for Athenian democracy, Socrates and Plato, and the Hellenistic period saw Greek cultural influence peak across the Mediterranean region. But around 2,150 years ago, the ...

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece and the Aegean Sea have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution in the environment dating to around 5,200 years ago. That's ...

Ancient Greece, renowned for its contributions to democracy and philosophy, also holds the unfortunate distinction of ...

This period was marked by a significant increase in the mining of gold, silver, and other metals for use in currency and other items. The increase in the lead pollution signal includes the first ...

“Forgery and tax fraud carried severe penalties under Roman law, including hard labor or even capital punishment,” Dolganov explained.