Stoicism was expounded in ancient Athens by Zeno of Citium around 300 BC, and flourished throughout the Greco-Roman world until the 3rd Century AD. It became the foremost popular philosophy among the ...

A program introducing inmates to the ancient Greek philosophy of Stoicism has led to a dramatic reduction in violence at a ...

Well, you can. It involves learning a little ancient Greek, and getting to know that society’s approach to time. As you do, ...

Inmates at HMP Wayland, Norfolk, were taught how to live virtuous, peaceful lives based on resilience, rational thinking and ...

UNIVERSITY PARK – Four Penn State student-athlete are among the contingent of students traveling to Greece as part of Harvard ...

Nestled on the coast of the island of Euboea (Evia), the ancient city of Eretria was one of the most influential centers in ...

Athens and Sparta were both powerful Greek city-states but their values, systems, and ambitions clashed violently. This video ...

The first is ΟΔΥCCEOC, the Greek genitive (i.e. possessive or attributive) case of Odysseus which suggests a writer referring to the location as the hero’s palace or temple.

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

Archaeologists recently excavated an ancient workshop on Paros, Greece, revealing unfinished sculptures and intriguing artifacts from the Classical period.