The cultural obsession with six-pack abdominal muscles shows no signs of abating. And if research into male body image is to be believed, it will likely only grow, thanks to social media.
By Conor Heffernan
Today, there’s an entire industry centered...
For centuries, Turkish was not written in just one alphabet. Long before the Turkish Republic adopted the Latin alphabet in 1928, Ottoman Turkish was generally written using a modified Arabic script. Yet alongside it, another remarkable writing tradition developed...
The Greek language hosts an incredibly diverse and rich linguistic history, with its roots stretching back thousands of years.
As one of the world's oldest languages still spoken, Greek has evolved over the centuries quite significantly. However, Modern Greek grammar...
A mysterious lost language spoken 8,000 years ago in Eurasia is the hidden ancestor linking Sanskrit, Greek, Latin, and English. But how do we know it existed?
By Mark W. Post
If you have studied almost any European language, you will...
The ancient Greek and Roman gods are often virtually indistinguishable, but the two neighboring Mediterranean civilizations perceived their respective gods of war, Ares and Mars, very differently.
Mars was a patron deity of Rome and was beloved by its people....
Very few figures of the ancient Greek world of medicine loom as large as Diocles of Carystus, even though he is not as widely known as he should be.
Diocles was born in the 4th century BC and was a...
Greek is one of the oldest recorded living languages of the world, with a truly rich history that spans over 3,000 years.
While Ancient Greek and Modern Greek represent very different stages of the development of this fascinating language, they...
Hellanicus of Lesbos was born around 480 BC on the Greek island of Lesbos. He was one of the earliest and most prolific Greek logographers of the 5th century BC, paving the way for some of the great writers...
A Greek-Turkish romance blossoming on the island of Kastellorizo is more than a love story—it’s a quiet triumph over borders, history, and distance. Across the narrow stretch of sea that divides Greece and Turkey, love found a way.
Tsikos Magiafis,...
Many people know the fundamentals of Roman law, which became the foundation of most modern-day legal systems across the world. However, not many people are familiar with the fact that the core elements of Roman law can be directly...
