The Derveni papyrus, an ancient Greek papyrus roll from the era of Philip II of Macedon's reign—probably from the years between 340 and 320 B.C.—is considered Europe's oldest legible manuscript still in existence today.
Its name derives from the site...
The skull of an Ancient Greek girl with a ceramic flower wreath has been discovered. These remains have been dated circa 400 to 300 BC. This skull currently resides in The New Archaeological Museum of Patras in Greece.
This fossilized...
A campaign is gathering momentum in Australia to save an Ancient Greek language program considered among the oldest and most significant in the country. Plans for discontinuation of the program at Melbourne's Xavier College were announced following a years-long...
Long before gunpowder, Ancient Greek engineers were already constructing machines designed to level cities and sink fleets. Rarely does anyone picture a forty-meter (131-foot) iron-plated tower grinding toward a city wall, or a crane reaching down from the battlements...
A unique class of residents in ancient Greek city-states has been overlooked by history even though it was vitally significant in the social and economic structure of ancient Greek society. The metic class was particularly important in one of...
The island of Jeju in South Korea is home to the Greek Mythology Museum where visitors can immerse themselves in the world of the Greek gods.
The museum itself is modeled after classical Greek architecture, featuring a row of columns...
Researchers have used artificial intelligence and advanced imaging to read the complete text, for the first time, of a sealed Herculaneum scroll that remained closed since it was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago.
The...
Ancient Greek scientist Erasistratus (300-250 B.C.) is credited with being among the first human lie detectors. He devised a specific technique to read a person’s physical response so as to spot when an individual was lying.
While in Alexandria, Egypt,...
Few figures in late antiquity present as compelling a historical debate as Julian the Apostate’s attempt to restore the Greek gods in opposition to Christianity in the Roman Empire.
During his brief but highly consequential reign in the fourth century...
Most of us assume that looking after our teeth is a modern habit shaped by supermarket shelves, mint-flavored ads, and childhood dentist scares, but a surviving Ancient Greek toothpaste recipe suggests otherwise.
Sitting quietly in the Austrian National Library in...
