We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Greek mythology is quite literally comprised of tales as old as time. And whether you're obsessed with them like our writer or remember ...

The Philogelos, a 4th-century manuscript, is the world’s oldest surviving joke book, revealing how Ancient Greeks used humor in everyday life.

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The Chinese Communist Party has embraced the study of Greek and Latin—as, in some ways, an antidote to the modern West.

In almost every Greek city you will find ancient monuments, sculptures or building remains that are evidence of the grand ...

The Kandahar Sophytos Inscription, written in refined Greek in the 2nd century BCE, reveals the deep reach of Hellenistic culture in ancient Afghanistan and tells the personal story of a merchant who ...

The 20th-century art historian Kenneth Clark made a distinction between the “naked,” meaning unclothed and ashamed, and the “nude,” meaning the body in its most beautiful form. Most people today use ...

This article includes links that may result in a small affiliate share for purchased products, which helps support independent LGBTQ+ media. In the early days of ancient Greece, queer love was ...

A third-century B.C.E. plaque unearthed at Ai-Khanoum in Afghanistan depicts the mother goddess Cybele in a chariot driven by Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. Thierry Ollivier / Musée Guimet via ...

A famous section of Plato’s “Symposium,” in which the Greek playwright Aristophanes describes how humans were split by the gods and spend part of their lives searching for their other halves, is ...

Jemima McPhee receives funding from an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship. Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often ...