The "walking" philosophers, known as the Peripatetics, represent one of the most influential traditions in the history of ancient Greece.

Ancient Greeks mastered communication through ingenuity and persistence, sharing information across land and time.

Unearthing the mysteries of our planet’s past, ancient maps offer a unique window into the world as it once was, depicting continents that have long since disappeared. These maps, coupled with modern ...

This now-extinct tongue was probably spoken somewhere in Eurasia as many as 8,000 years ago. But how do we know Proto-Indo-European must have existed?

Experts have identified a site in northwest Turkey as that of the Battle of the Granicus, a major victory for Alexander the Great. The defeat of the Persians in 334 B.C. at that location provided a ...

A 3,600-year-old royal burial chamber, possibly the tomb of a forgotten King from the era of dynastic chaos, is discovered in Abydos, Egypt.

The Roman emperors held vast wealth and control in the ancient world. But while many people wanted the title, it wasn't a ...