As people celebrate the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, the Year of the Snake, what do snakes symbolize in mythology?

Ancient Greek vase painting is fascinating, fun, and with few tricks, easy to enjoy. The unique paintings on ancient Greek pottery are like letters from the past. They allow us to learn from the past ...

An unlikely symbol of cooperation, the barn owl is now getting global ... Vasileios Bontzorlos, who headed the Greek ...

There are five Zeus Clock Wheels puzzles in Fisch, and they could be tricky to solve, especially when getting one wrong, ...

A rare Corinthian helmet from ancient Greece, made of bronze and dating back to between 500 and 450 BCE, is set to be auctioned in London later this month. The auction house Apollo Art Auctions is ...

Rare Corinthian helmet to be auctioned in London Bronze helmet could link to Spartan warrior Auction expected to fetch $72,000 to $108,000 ...

Such helmets were a symbol of the ancient Greek style of infantry fighting ... Greeks" that such helmets were used by warriors from many other ancient Greek city-states, including Sparta.

Ancient coin depicting Nabis, the last king and/or tyrant of Sparta. Credit: British Museum ... He portrayed himself and Rome as the “saviors” and “liberators” of Greek cities from tyrants and despots ...

A helmet up for auction in London is a well-preserved example of the "Corinthian" helmets used by many hoplite warriors.

Thankfully the symbols they use are (mostly) universal, so once you've learned what each represents (as we explain below) you shouldn't have any problems no matter what you find in your laundry basket ...