A manuscript discovered in the Judean desert contains trial notes on an intricate tax-evasion scheme that involved forgery, ...

The world’s oldest analog computer may be no more than a 2,000-year-old lemon, according to the findings of an as-yet un-peer ...

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Researchers simulated the device's ancient gear system to find out whether the contraption actually worked. Apparently, it ...

Two professors in the Creative Writing Program turned to the seventh-century style of verse during the pandemic to tackle the ...

Archaeologists in Agrigento, Sicily just unearthed an ancient classroom where students listened to lectures more than 2,000 ...

The words to the US National Anthem were written by Francis Scott Key, as he watched the British Royal Navy bombarding Fort ...

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The ancient Greek historian Herodotus tells the myth of Arion, a famous poet and lyre-player from the island of Lesvos. His talent had made him very rich and while sailing back home to his native ...

While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one in central Athens that garners the most attention. In fact, it's routinely referred to simply as "The ...

The vibrant period of Ancient Greek civilization from 1200 BCE to 323 BCE gave us exceptional achievements that we continue to benefit from today. It was a long stretch of time that spanned from ...

A groundbreaking study using advanced radar technology has revealed a vast and intricate underground structure beneath the Pyramids of Giza. Scientists Corrado Malanga from the University of Pisa and ...