Ctesibius was a pioneering inventor of ancient Greece whose work in pneumatics and hydraulics shaped technologies still in ...

The Olympiad wasn’t just a sporting event — it was a cornerstone of Ancient Greek culture. Held every four years starting in 776 B.C.E., the games were so revered that they became the basis ...

Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the same, either.

Ancient Greece laid the foundations of Western art. Traveling from its sun-splashed isles to the rugged mainland to bustling Athens, we trace the rise of Greek culture.

Legend has it that ancient Greek courier Pheidippides arrived in Athens in 490 B.C. bringing news of an incredible victory over the Persians—and inspiring the modern marathon.

A 32-year-old Greek national found the statue on Jan. 18 in a black bag near the trash bins. The statue, believed to be from the Hellenistic period, is currently being held by authorities for ...

Thanks to high-tech scanning, 2,000-year-old inscriptions on the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient Greek "computer," can be read more clearly than ever before, revealing more information about the ...

Seeing works by Sophocles and Aeschylus in their native land imparts indelible lessons about pain and memory. The cemetery in Sidiro, a small Greek village near the Turkish border, where about 200 ...

The Ancient Greek Hack to Future-Proofing Your Posture One powerlifter academic may have found a way to build lifelong, full-body strength and stability in a very old and rare source.

The Greek meaning behind the name of Elon Musk’s new baby appears to preview the Department of Government Efficiency director’s plans for a militant, bare-bones U.S. government. Neuralink exec ...

H undreds of years before a Greek scholar outlined his proof of the Pythagorean theorem, ancient Chinese scholars proved it ...

Thonis-Heracleion, Alexandria, Meroë, and Jenne-Jeno were once centers of sophistication and wealth, but their fortunes waned over time. Although their ancient splendors disappeared from sight ...