While modern humans tend to think of science in terms of innovations made during the past 100 to 200 years, mankind has ...

From the Greek words for "star" and "taker," the astrolabe was used from ancient times all the way up to the early modern period. A useful tool and fashion accessory rolled into one, the astrolabe ...

Believed to have been invented in ancient Greece at the end of the 3rd century CE, the astrolabe was developed and refined by ... the brightest stars in the sky are designated letters of the Greek ...

The vibrant period of Ancient Greek civilization from 1200 BCE to 323 BCE gave us exceptional achievements that we continue to benefit from today. It was a long stretch of time that spanned from ...

New study claims Ancient Greek and Roman statues were perfumed. © Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York ...

So that even an ancient Greek would have had no problem using this small astrolabe we have here. But perhaps the most fascinating aspect of this small instrument is the fact that it combines ...

In ancient Greece and Rome ... cultural significance of these sculptures,” writes Bill Giannopoulos for the Greek City Times. In some instances, the scents were also applied in ways that ...