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Ancient Greece
The Milesian School: Ancient Greece’s Pioneers of Philosophy
The Milesian School was a branch of pre-Socratic philosophy founded in the sixth century BC in the Asia Minor town of Miletus. It produced three thinkers who were the pioneers of philosophy in ancient Greece, and they formed the...
Archaeology
Mysterious 4,000-Year-Old Treasure Map Reveals Ancient World
Archaeologists aim to uncover ancient secrets with a 4,000-year-old map that has been mostly unexamined. This ancient map, dating back to the Bronze Age, may seem like a simple rock with mysterious carvings. However, this stone, known as the...
Ancient Greece
Map of the World as Herodotus, The Father of History, Knew It
Herodotus, the Greek historian known as "The Father of History," passed on detailed knowledge of the world, or at least as much as was known by ancient Greeks, allowing for the creation of a map containing peoples, lands and...