This unique degree programme offers training in an unparalleled range of ancient languages and their associated history, culture and textual traditions. Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin ...

It was used also in ancient Rome, with Romans calling it caeruleum. The ingot found at the Domus Aurea was the star of the discovery, which also included the finding of yellow ochre pigments in ...

The Russian navy has reactivated a mysterious base in Crimea. It is an underground base for submarines. Or perhaps it is not so unusual? Ukrainian media reports suggest that the Black Sea Fleet of the ...

But the citrus genus has a surprising history, popping up everywhere from ancient Rome and the Renaissance to naval exploration and Casanova's famed romantic trysts. The history of citrus dates ...

The Sterkfontein excavation site, which exposes the ancient deposits that once formed underground and contain Australopithecus fossils. The fossil-bearing red sediments clearly contrast with the grey ...

Last week, Kyiv Post reported on Russian efforts to deploy additional air defense systems in Crimea to protect key military targets, citing information from Atesh. The move reportedly left other areas ...

Apartment sales boom in Krasnodar. According to experts, after the deoccupation of Crimea, many of the new strikes will leave the peninsula themselves, especially the military and their families. “50% ...

Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...

Maya Mehrara is a News Reporter at Newsweek based in London, U.K.. Her focus is reporting on international news. She has covered Ukraine, Russia, immigration issues, and the revolution in Iran.

On the evening of 13 January, Russian authorities reported "large-scale attacks" on several regions, claiming that explosions had occurred in Bryansk, Belgorod and temporarily occupied Crimea. Details ...