Advances in technology and other newly accessible sources have greatly expanded researchers’ ability to locate ancient roadways.

Critics note a shift in the depiction of Hindu gods towards muscular bodies, influenced by Western ideals. Traditionally, ...

The Roman Empire had an impressive road network. A new dataset now visualizes the road map, adding over 100,000 kilometers of previously unknown routes.

A high-resolution digital map allows people to plan their routes along the ancient roads of the Roman Empire. Combining ...

Archaeologists have compiled the most detailed map yet of roads throughout the Roman Empire in AD 150, totalling almost ...

New findings increase the known length of the Roman Empire’s road network by more than 60,000 miles ...

Scientists have spotted evidence of potential life on the planet Venus, though they emphasized that more work needs to be ...

From China to Greece, these are the superheroes whose origins and power sets are inspired by some of the most fantastic ...

Hygieia was a prominent figure in both ancient Greek and Roman mythology—she was the daughter of Asclepius, the god of ...

Hecate was a goddess for ancient Greek religion and mythology, and not a witch as some associate her with Halloween.

When it comes to fantastical book series that shaped our childhoods, Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians is one of ...

First-generation Iranian American educator and author Ryan Bani Tahmaseb honors his father, an immigrant from Iran, and his ...