Assassin's Creed is the premiere game series for history nerds who are also fine with facts meaning nothing. Previous AC games have included Leonardo Da Vinci, George Washington, the Marquis de ...

The Banquet of Cleopatra' by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770). Ancient ideas about diet were grounded in archaic theories about how the body worked. Most Greek and Roman doctors believed that ...

This animated documentary explores the concept of racism in Ancient Greece by examining primary sources and historical context. It distinguishes ancient ethnic prejudices from modern racism ...

The training of the warriors during the classical periods of Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire have become a point of focus is recent years, with one trainer shedding light on the exact moves ...

The ancient Greeks and Romans often doused their statues in perfume, a recent study found. Published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, the study adds to evidence that statues were more than ...

The vibrant period of Ancient Greek civilization from 1200 BCE ... whose time and place are far removed from the ancient Greeks. From Monstrum: The impossible, three-headed monster of Ancient ...

Nir Eisikovits, professor of philosophy and director of the Applied Ethics Center at UMass Boston, is the author of “Glory, Humiliation and the Drive to War.” Sixteen years into the ...

Celebrating the cunning victory of the ancient Greeks against the ancient Trojans, the Krewe of Dorians retold the epic military tale at its ball Friday at The Orpheum Theatre. With the theme ...

Telescopes are often described as the epitome of modern Western science, starting with Galileo, but could the ancient Greeks have used something similar? While it remains uncertain, there is evidence ...

despite the wealth of information about ships built nearby in the Mediterranean by the ancient Greeks. "Therefore, this wreck is a very important contribution to this area of study," de Juan said.