Israeli archeologists may have discovered the first-ever tomb of a woman known as a "hetaira" to Alexander the Great's army in Ancient Greece. A hetaira, or courtesan, was an "esteemed escort," said ...
In the year 338 BC, the forces of Philip ii of Macedon and an alliance of Greek city-states led by Athens and Thebes clashed in a decisive battle that would change the course of history. The armies ...
The hydraulic telegraph, a telecommunications device invented by ancient Greeks, allowed the sending of long distance ...
Explore the unique social and sexual freedoms of Spartan women, their roles in society, marriage customs, and the practice of ...
Myke Cole - Co-author, The Killing Ground: A Biography of Thermopylae Ancient Sparta has been held up for the last two and a half millennia as the unmatched warrior city-state, where every male was ...
During the fifth century BC, Athens was a city-state to be reckoned with. Together with Sparta, it was one of the two great ...
A new Netflix series about the life of Alexander the Great, which includes scenes of him with a male lover, has faced criticism from some Greek officials, and some historians say that although the ...