Chennai's Mohammad Akram mastered the English alphabet at the age of 4 and by 12, he knew about 400 languages. Now at 14, he ...

The world’s oldest erotic graffiti was discovered in 2014 in Astypalaia, a remote island in Dodecanese, Greece.

Of course, each has its own characteristics, tone, and sometimes even alphabet. This list has been updated to include ... The dragons standardized Draconic/Glav long before this ancient language got ...

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Credit: Metropolitan Museum of Art / CC0 1.0 An ancient book about the lives of Roman emperors has reached the Sunday Times Hardback Non-Fiction Bestseller List, marking a rare literary achievement ..

The tomb is known for the presence of a cup that bears one of the oldest inscriptions in the Greek alphabet known to date, evoking the legendary chalice of the Homeric hero Nestor. A Banquet Frozen in ...

A LICHEN success story is being celebrated in an ancient rainforest. The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority has been working to restore lost lichens in Cwm Gwaun, an area known for its ...

ROME - Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized frescoes that offer fresh insight into religious practices in the ancient city before it was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in ...

A rare set of nearly life-sized paintings were dug up in Pompeii over the last few weeks, offering clues about rituals connected to the Greek god of wine in the ancient city that was destroyed ...