Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...

War was a prominent event in ancient Greece, whether between city states or against foreign powers. However, laws controlled ...

A multitude of mysteries remain unsolved about the ancient Greek world, providing more questions than answers.

Fiona also ran the school bookshop and describes her 25 years there as “the most marvellous job.” She began writing when ...

The ancient Greeks and Romans often doused their statues in perfume, a recent study found. Published in the Oxford Journal of ...

A 2,200-year-old pyramid in Israel’s Judean Desert, uncovered by the IAA, reveals Hellenistic-era treasures like Greek ...

Under the direction of Greek archaeologist Dr. Panagiota Galiatsatou and Swedish specialists Prof. Ann-Louise Schallin and Dr. Niklas Eriksson, the team has conducted a meticulous study of the seabed ...

The ancient city of Teos sits on the western coast ... One that stood out depicted two fighting cupids, figures of Eros, the Greek god of love, whose imagery is related to Dionysos, the Greek ...

Teos was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, known for its flourishing seaport and notable historical figures like the poet Anacreon and philosopher Protagoras. Today, its ruins are near the ...

Almost 16 columns of Greek writing were revealed inside this ... are using AI to process massive archives of Hanja, the ancient writing system used in Korea and China. These archives, which ...

In most civilisations, writing was invented chiefly for documenting information related to commerce. For example, the Proto-Cuneiform script of ancient Mesopotamia, written on clay tablets, kept a ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Revellers dressed in animal skins and heavy bronze bells, prepare to take part in carnival celebrations in ...