The Battle of Chaeronea, believed to have taken place on August 2, 338 BCE, confirmed Macedonia's control over the southern ...

Italy hails 'exceptional' discovery of ancient bronze statues in Tuscany By Alvise Armellini November 8, 20229:21 AM PSTUpdated November 8, 2022 ...

Ancient Greek temples positioned around the Agora were dedicated to patron gods like Athena for Athens and Zeus for Olympia.

A new study has found that the ancient Scythians, nomadic warriors who were known for their bloodthirsty and violent ways, did, in fact, make leather out of human skin. The Scythians were alive ...

Ongoing construction projects in Paris suburb have led to the discovery of 26 graves from the Gallic period, providing insights into ancient funeral practices.

Ancient tooth debunks a 2,500-year-old claim about Greek soldiers — A team of anthropologists analyzed the remains of Greek soldiers and discovered that history books may have fibbed about who ...

An architectural dig on an ancient Greek battlefield, returned to in 1880, unearthed a surprising find: a mass grave of Theban soldiers carefully and deliberately buried in pairs. Make that couples.

The cause of the Trojan War, famously, was the elopement of beautiful Helen, queen of the Greek city of Sparta, with Paris, Hector’s brother and a handsome prince from the Asiatic kingdom of Troy.

Amazons, tribes of ancient women warriors, have been the stuff of legend since the time of Homer. But a new discovery lends credence to the theory that these female fighters did exist.

The Amazons, a mythical race of female warriors that inspired fictional heroes such as Wonder Woman and Xena the Warrior Princess, may have been more than ancient Greek lore. The Institute of ...