Classical wisdom was highlighted at the conference, which concluded on Friday. Azoulay views revisiting classical works as "an invitation to self-reflection." She argues that dialogues remain the only ...

Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people who perished in the ancient Roman town of ...

Every year, large numbers of Chinese students follow Luo's example to leave their academic footprints at foreign institutions. And the enthusiasm has extended beyond campus, with general reading ...

Greek legends are typically full of the incredible — winged white stallions, bull-headed minotaurs, Trojan horses ...

New elaborate murals have been discovered in the ruins of Pompeii, an ancient Roman city that was destroyed by volcanic ...

Ancient seal from seventh century BCE with Hebrew writing. Credit: Wikipedia Commons, public domain The Greek alphabet has a long and fascinating history. In fact, its origin goes right back to one of ...

(KTVZ) -- Central Oregon Community College is celebrating Native American Heritage Month with a lineup of free community events in November, including a presentation on how Native American ancient ...

Modern-day Greece is positively littered with remarkable ruins that date back to antiquity, testament to the ingenuity and ...

A fresco featuring the bright blue paint of the newly opened room; a scanning electron image of an ancient Roman concrete sample with lime clast, highlighted in red; Dr. Masic inspecting the ...

Eventually, nine muses were identified, covering every branch of the arts, in the ancient Greek poet Hesiod’s introduction to Theogony, his epic poem about mythical stories and characters (circa ...

It’s at the heart of the ancient tragedy of Oedipus, and it perplexes people still. It drives a new production of Sophocles’ 2,500-year-old play in London, directed by Robert Icke and starring ...