The Romans famously claimed to be descended from the Trojans, but does this legend have any basis in actuality?

Deipnosophistae by Athenaeus, a work written around 200 CE about well-read people philosophizing and enjoying good food and drink.

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

If you've ever wondered how farming spread far and wide, our research on past human societies offers one explanation: contact ...

There has been a long debate about wine-drinking in Troy, but new research shows how common the alcoholic drink was.

The inhabitants of Carthage were long thought to have derived from Levantine Phoenicians. But an eight-year study suggests ...

Scholars have long debated whether human activity or climatic factors prompted the Neolithic Revolution, the transition from ...

In antiquity and now, inconsistency and illogicality lie at the heart of the human effort to imagine what happens when we’re ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

From ancient epics to modern masterpieces, poetry has shaped our understanding of humanity. Join us as we celebrate the ...

One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos. Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos ...

Evidence of a similar vessel appears on an ancient Greek vase featuring the infamous Homeric character, Odysseus, tied to its ...