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

King Charles and Queen Camilla kicked off their state visit to Italy with a photo shoot marking their 20th wedding ...

The carob seed which became the modern carats shows how ancient Greeks devised ingenious ways to ensure fairness in trade.

Dolphins in ancient Greece were revered as messengers of the gods and held a divine dimension that has survived through the ...

They’re dire wolf pups, back from extinction after some 12,000 years. Dire wolves thrived during the Pleistocene Epoch, when ...

Game of Thrones fans have raved about the dire wolf since the show’s first episode, admiring the white canines for their ...

Roman historian Tacitus' ancient manuscripts called Annals have surfaced online. They discuss the persecution of Christians ...

Imbuing his work with a volatile mix of tenderness, aggression, sophistication, and obscenity, the Roman poet left a record ...

The university has conferred its degrees in Latin since the 12th century, but the wording used could be changed to make it more ...

Like it or not, the world is divided into nations, most of which aspire to independent statehood, and into countries, which ...

With a new monograph publishing this month, the Japanese designer, at 83, discusses his pioneering technique, lifelong ...