The Ancient Greek winter revolved around Hestia’s hearth and the city’s sacred flame, signifying the importance of fire in ...

Numerous customs and cultural practices of the Minoan civilization from Crete have been preserved through the Christian ...

The fascination with Greek culture can be traced to the early modern period, from the Renaissance until the eighteenth century. During this era, European scholars – and later educated elites and a ...

Researchers are using a very modern tool to transcribe and read hundreds of thousands of medieval manuscripts from the lost ...

Zionists draw on the military imagery of Hanukkah, while others look to the synagogue prayers that focus on the miracle of ...

Unearthed off the coast of Alexandria, the vessel may have once measured 115 feet long. Experts think it would have held a ...

Life in the Byzantine Empire wasn’t just a continuation of Rome — it was a transformation. The language became Greek, the gods disappeared, and Christianity became the center of identity. Yet, ask ...

The Greeks did not invent wrestling but they did bring it to a whole new level. They made it into an art form with their ...

Once lost, these seven cities were found after years of mystery. Their rediscovery tells us more about our past and the civilisations that thrived centuries ago.

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.