Unlike the Greek focus on external honor, Christianity turns the gaze inward. The believer must acknowledge personal ...

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

From protein-filled meals to the benefits of lentils and intermittent fasting, the Classical world had strong opinions about ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

On these, the ancient Greeks spared no decoration. The krater was meant for mixing wine with water prior to serving and, often with the inclusion of snow, for cooling it. For good example ...

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