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Ancient Greek historians disagreed on the origin of the Etruscans, who deeply influenced the Ancient Romans and traded with ...
Many people know the rich and legendary history of Greece. However, who knew that the ancient Greeks originated from numerous tribes?
Was Caligula misunderstood? New research shows the Roman emperor likely knew more about medicinal plants than historians once believed ...
A groundbreaking discovery in the realm of ancient medicine has emerged from a 2,200-year-old tomb in southern China.
Caligula, the notoriously erratic Roman emperor known for his bloodthirsty cruelty, probably also possessed a nerd's ...
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See Greece in All Its Gorgeous Glory
These 15 images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest remind us of the grandeur of Greece ...
By most historical accounts, the Roman Emperor Caligula was a nightmare–a sadistic, debaucherous, and unstable despot.
The practice of perfuming statues was deeply rooted in the religious and cultural rituals of ancient Greece and Rome. Texts ...
A common whiff in the Roman city would have come from the animals and the waste they created. Roman bakeries frequently used ...
For centuries, the number 666 has stirred imaginations and inspired fear as the so-called number of the beast from the Book ...
EDUCATION to an ordinary person means no more than the process of passing across and imbibing or learning the practices, ways ...
Founded in 1887 and named after the ancient famed city of Alexandria, the society blends deep-rooted tradition with an ...