ATHENS — Greece said Monday it will seek to obtain a series of photos that appear to show the final moments of 200 Greeks who were executed by a Nazi firing squad in Athens during World War II, after ...

The Lelantine War may have been one of the only wars in ancient Greece to involve multiple cities, but did it really happen?

Ancient Greece wasn’t just philosophers and democracy, punishment could be brutal. From exile and execution to the terrifying legend of the Brazen Bull, this is how the Greeks kept order.

The project invites visitors on a journey into the world of mythological heritage, revealing the connection between classical ...

Asclepiades of Bithynia, influenced by Epicurean philosophy, pioneered medical innovations and foreshadowed the principles of germ theory.

The ancient Olympic games were crowded with male athletes, but were there opportunities for females to compete in sports?

This article originally appeared in The Conversation. If you were to visit a bookshop in the ancient world, what would it be like? You don’t just have to imagine it. The ancient Roman writer Aulus ...

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) made record seizures in four Mountain States last year, most of which were funneled through the southern border by two cartels. In 2025, the DEA seized ...

Jemima McPhee receives funding from an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship. Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often ...

New archaeological evidence is helping rewrite old myths about disabled people in the ancient world. Early Roman Empire depiction of a Freedman and Freedwoman, 30-15 BCE. British Museum, London, UK.

A spearfisherman off the coast of Hersonissos, Crete, made headlines after spotting what appeared to be an ancient bust resembling Alexander the Great — lying in plain sight on the seabed, just 3.8 ...

The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday announced that cocaine seizures throughout Fiscal Year 2025 represent the largest amount in the service’s history. They seized nearly 510,000 pounds of cocaine in the ...