Did you know dogs have a long history with militaries throughout the world, dating back to the dawning days of civilization? It's true! Over the past several millennia, dogs have been used all over ...

The origins of Rome have been debated for centuries but one tale has prevailed over the rest: twin brothers Romulus and Remus raised by a she-wolf were destined to found the Eternal City. But how did ...

Halloween-themed program at Biddle House explores toxic herbs, ancient rituals, and the women behind the lore.

Experts have posed a new theory about how Alexander the Great died after ancient Greece determined he was a 'god.' ...

Among the golden pages of the history of Ancient Greece there are pages blemished with the acts of traitors, men who betrayed their homeland.

Samos enjoys a hot-summer Mediterranean climate, characterised by mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers. According to the Hellenic National Meteorological Service, July is the hottest and driest ...

The team looked for an explanation as to why the myth involved a seventh bright star, visible to the naked eye. Running simulations, they found that 100,000 years ago, a seventh star – Pleione – would ...

For 5,000 years, there has been dancing, processions, rituals and feasts. What have we celebrated, from Africa to Asia, Europe and South America? Take a look.

Surrounded by the Cyclopean walls, the ancient Greek city of Tiryns predated Mycenae and later became part of the Mycenaean civilization.

In August, the first 38 coins – 37 Roman and one Greek – arrived to form the core of the Dr. David Menchell Coin Collection, now in the special collections section of O’Leary Library. It includes ...

The loss of the ancient world's greatest repository of knowledge has been mourned for centuries—but Julius Caesar may not really be to blame.

Having sailed around the world on many different ships, Marc Shoffman reveals his most memorable port stops after covering almost 30,000 nautical miles at sea ...