Seven fully preserved skeletons found in an ancient city in Croatia have been identified as Roman soldiers who would have ...

The team looked for an explanation as to why the myth involved a seventh bright star, visible to the naked eye. Running ...

Roman soldier Sextus Congenius Verus was buried 1,900 years ago in Italy. So how did his grave marker end up in a backyard in ...

For centuries, the festival calendar has been a spectacular affair. Here’s a look at some of the oldest celebrations around ...

The origins of Rome have been debated for centuries but one tale has prevailed over the rest: twin brothers Romulus and Remus ...

Explore the unique social and sexual freedoms of Spartan women, their roles in society, marriage customs, and the practice of ...

In a striking new analysis from the acclaimed Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series, readers are invited to explore the lesser-known, yet critically important, oligarchic structure of ancient Corinth.

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

During the fifth century BC, Athens was a city-state to be reckoned with. Together with Sparta, it was one of the two great ...

Sparta was an ancient Greek city-state located in the region of Laconia, in the Peloponnese. It was known for its military ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Walking along the broad pedestrian street that runs along the base of Athens’ famed Acropolis Hill, ...

Israel should want to be Athens, not Sparta, two liberal Zionist academics argue.