Why is the ancient Greek man Pheidippides, the greatest runner in world history after whose exploits the concept of the marathon was created, remembered for running the 26 miles (42.195 km) from ...

This find not only sheds light on the region’s ancient religious life but also highlights the cultural and strategic ...

Calling all history buffs! Add this underrated town near Naples to your bucket list to see ancient Greek ruins in an ...

Scholars have identified interesting parallels between the military alliances of NATO and the ancient Athenian-led Delian League.

A joint team of Greek and Austrian archaeologists unearthed a massive ruined temple on a hill near Samikon in 2021 and identified it as a long-lost sanctuary of Poseidon. After several years of work, ...

The planet we live in is a tapestry of great histories, journeys, and cultural heritages. Let's take a look at the top 10 ...

The Peloponnesian War by Thucydides is an awesome story about the ancient Greeks. But the story is more than a war report. It ...

"On one hand, we have Aristotle's theory of Form and Matter, which proposed that everything in the natural world is made up ...

From wishbones to longevity noodles to throwing rice, learn about 13 food superstitions and beliefs from around the globe.

Every year, large numbers of Chinese students follow Luo's example to leave their academic footprints at foreign institutions. And the enthusiasm has extended beyond campus, with general reading ...

Addressing the opening of the inaugural World Conference of Classics in Beijing, Martin Kern, a sinologist and professor at ...