There is a perceptible Roman bias in the teaching of law, but the ancient Greeks were actually also quite influential.

A multi-dimensional mathematical theory applied to texts belonging to the classical Greek Literature spanning eight centuries ...

The novelist was based in Rome while writing his new novel and says the footprints of the Irish are all over the Eternal City ...

In the complex and often violent political arena of ancient Greece, ideals of civic engagement and self-determination mingled ...

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

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

But the citrus genus has a surprising history, popping up everywhere from ancient Rome and the Renaissance to naval exploration and Casanova's famed romantic trysts. The history of citrus dates ...

New research published in the journal Science suggests that early human ancestors ... The Sterkfontein excavation site, which exposes the ancient deposits that once formed underground and contain ...

Was Stonehenge an ancient calendar? A new study says no. The Carnac stones, located in Brittany in northwestern France, date back around 6,000 years. They consist of about 3,000 stones ...

Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...

This week we shall be considering the ancient philosophy of Stoicism, which taught the importance of accepting the evils of life calmly, self-control, making all decisions with reason and ...