Ancient Greece

Whether human sacrifices took place in ancient Minoan civilization is a topic of great debate among scholars, with some claiming there is strong archaeological evidence for the practice. Others argue there is no conclusive proof of this. Evidence pointing to...

Irene of Athens was the first Roman empress to rule in her own right as regent, between 797 and 802 AD. Although she ruled solely for only five years, she left a lasting impact on the foreign policy and...

In rabbinic literature, the word "epikoros" refers to a heretic or person whose views contradict Jewish literature. The term is a specific reference to Greek philosopher Epicurus. The Talmud, the central text of Jewish religious law, explicitly states that "epikoros"...

Many ancient Greek philosophers dreamed up paradoxes and puzzles to prove their worldviews and theories, but one ancient thinker stands out above the rest. That would be Zeno. Zeno of Elea, a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher and student of Parmenides, was...

Greek mythology is absolutely filled with interactions between the gods and humans. The gods regularly intervened in human affairs. They got involved in battles, spoke to people, and even had children with humans. Obviously, real Greek history was quite...

When Alexander the Great passed away, his son, Alexander IV, was still in his mother's womb, making the possibility of his succession to the throne a web of intrigue

The much-refined art of public speaking, or rhetoric, in ancient Greece grew as a necessary skill alongside the evolution of law and democracy in fifth century BC Athens. The ancient Greek historian Thucydides surmised that the fifth century was a...

The Roman Emperor Nero is an infinite source of scandalous tales, matricide, and posthumous sightings, but perhaps the greatest story of all is his Olympic legacy. Nero was emperor of Rome from AD 54 to 69, and throughout his years...

Marx's communism is maligned for how it manifested in the political world, and while faults with the practice are evident throughout twentieth century history, it is interesting to note that some of the earliest theories of communism may have...

Echetlaeus or Echetlus was the name of a mysterious ancient Greek warrior who appeared in the Battle of Marathon and helped to stop the Persians from invading Greece and then disappeared.