First introduced in the Olympic Games in 648 BCE, pankration had minimal rules, allowing fighters to employ a wide array of ...

Between parked cars in a suburban street in Athens, workers fix a pump to an ancient stone well that in turn accesses an ...

A group of veterans and military personnel discovered parts of an Iron Age Celtic chariot in Wales. One of the finds, a horse ...

The sanctuaries and temples of ancient Olympia are some of the oldest and most important in all of Ancient Greece.

The sweat of ancient Greek and Roman athletes was a prized commodity believed to confer special health benefits.

He didn’t always go through very nicely, but he triumphed over ever possible obstacle: a mountain, a river, war elephants, ...

Ancient Greek vase painting is fascinating, fun, and with few tricks, easy to enjoy. The unique paintings on ancient Greek pottery are like letters from the past. They allow us to learn from the past ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland ...

even reflecting historical events such as the conquest of Greece by the Romans. The Aegean region gave rise to some of the earliest cultures of ancient Europe. The research team investigated when ...

In the west of Britain, there's one of the largest Roman buildings ever discovered in Britain, an Iron Age chariot is saved, and evidence is found of the transatlantic slave trade in Devon.

This unique degree programme offers training in an unparalleled range of ancient languages and their associated history, culture and textual traditions. Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin ...

When reflecting on Hindu mythology and Greek legends, you might picture two completely separate worlds, each with its unique gods, heroes, and epic tales. Nevertheless, if you delve deeper, you will ...