A new study shows ancient Greek philosophers already had the concept of laws of nature, rooted in math, medicine, and ...

As far back as the 8th century BC, the ancient Greeks had invented a large, round shield that became an essential part of warfare.

Amazons, werewolves and unnamed traders: historian Owen Rees uncovers the lives hidden at the edges of ancient empires – and ...

The sacred water world of the ancient Greeks The Greeks had several water gods that reigned over the oceans, seas, rivers and ...

The Iraqi-American artist’s work has been brought into dialogue with ancient artefacts in a first for the Athens-based museum ...

I love teaching and wish I did not have to leave the classroom.  But the ever-increasing demands and ever-shrinking spending ...

Despite initial impressions, ancient Greek temples were not built to impress 21st-century tourists; they were made to house ...

If you visit Taormina, Sicily—and with a direct Delta flight from JFK starting on May 23, the trip just became so much easier ...

The largest and most lavish tomb ever built in ancient Macedonia may have been designed to fill with sunlight on the winter ...

A tomb that may have been built for a close friend of Alexander the Great may be aligned with the winter solstice.

For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?

Mr. Hoffman is an associate editor of the Sun, where he covers politics and culture. He holds a PhD from Harvard and a law ...