The Hellenistic period was a veritable cauldron of ambition, betrayal, and sheer bloodlust. It was an era marked by dramatic ...

Ancient Greek temples positioned around the Agora were dedicated to patron gods like Athena for Athens and Zeus for Olympia.

Edward Watts, a professor of history at the University of California, San Diego, delivered a lecture this past Wednesday ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the ancient remains of an Egyptian army barracks and the artifacts left there, including a ...

The meanings of terms like sattvic and tamasic shifted over time, said JNU professor R Mahalakshmi during a talk at Delhi’s ...

In ancient Egypt, paint was sourced from minerals, such as ocre, that were then ground into a powder, according to research ...

A 4,000-year-old temple and theater unearthed in Peru sheds light on ancient Andean religious practices and social ...

The Liberal government’s tepid approach to the Israeli government, which has included rebukes and the suspension of arms ...

In this installment of Practical Magic, Lisa Stardust explains charm casting, the art of using jewelry in divination. Always ...

Qanats can date back 3,000 years, but can be really tricky to find, especially in politically volatile countries.

The ruins of a Roman city were recently unearthed in the French countryside, shedding light on the region’s ancient, imperial ...

Two recent openings in Seattle theaters show us politics as we fear it is, and politics as we wish it could be.