The ancient Greek thinker Anaximander lent his prodigious talents to pre-Socratic Greek philosophy, geography, geometry, and cosmology.

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I am rather fond of my native land and her robust and quirky republican traditions, but Jesus did not preach democracy nor ...

Here, we explore six notable civilizations that have collapsed, shedding light on some of the causes behind their demise and ...

While ancient Greece is one of the best known cultures of antiquity, there are no surviving historical narratives covering ...

Augustus, though careful to preserve the appearance of republican institutions, held ultimate authority, effectively making ...

The ancient Greeks we admire today regarded these seven men as the wisest of their time. They attributed to them not only the ...

The inaugural World Conference of Classics, jointly launched by China and Greece, themed "Classical Civilizations and the ...

In November 2002, a remarkable discovery was made beneath the ancient Hill of Tara in County Meath, Ireland, unveiling a ...

Emily Wilson, a senior instructor in the anthropology and geography department at Colorado State University, was honored as ...

Christianity is often viewed as an alternative to Roman religion. But in many ways, Christianity was an expression of Roman ...

Using drone-based lidar, researchers mapped two medieval cities, Tashbulak and Tugunbulak, in Uzbekistan, revealing detailed urban structures significant to the Silk Road's history. The first use of d ...