An expert has said Scotland offers the “adventurous spirit” of The Odyssey as filming for Christopher Nolan’s movie adaptation of Homer’s epic poem has been taking place in Moray. Stars like Matt ...

For one homesteader on Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula, collecting ancient Greek and Roman coins is about holding a piece of history in his hands.Steve McBride has a homestead with his wife Lisa in ...

Steve McBride collects ancient Greek and Roman coins from his homestead in Mobile, N.L. He says it can connect people today with those who lived thousands of years ago.

Not professional soldiers—just citizens with shields and a cause. Hoplites defended democracy with discipline and bronze.

In Late Antiquity, Christian leaders condemned paganism, sometimes leading to violent attacks on divine statues. What do these attacks teach us about Christianization of the Roman Empire?

Science Archaeology Ancient canoe replica recreates a 30,000-year-old voyage East Asian Paleolithic voyagers may have used dugout canoes to cross one of the strongest currents in the world. Laura ...

The first is ΟΔΥCCEOC, the Greek genitive (i.e. possessive or attributive) case of Odysseus which suggests a writer referring to the location as the hero’s palace or temple.

An announcement on June 9 from the Greek Ministry of Culture cites the discovery of a rare underground spring cistern dating to the 14th–13th centuries BCE, during the Mycenaean palatial period.

For over three millennia, this ancient Greek grape has survived harsh island conditions in the southern Aegean Sea. Now, it’s coming to California.

Lead systems designer Balint Marczin, from developer Grimlore Games, explains that Titan Quest 2 is a "Diablo-esque" action RPG set in the world of ancient Greek mythology, featuring plenty of ...

Once thought to have originated in cows and spread through dust, the surprising evolutionary story of tuberculosis reveals why it's so hard to stamp out this ancient disease, writes Carl Zimmer ...