Why was the country of Iran formerly called Persia? What has this got to do with the conquests of ancient Middle Eastern ...

From Rebecca Yarros’s Fourth Wing series to the resurgence of Wicked, fantasy books have all but taken over the best-sellers ...

F rom Rebecca Yarros’s Fourth Wing series to the resurgence of Wicked, fantasy books have all but taken over the best-sellers ...

Step back in time to ancient Greece, where love took a most extraordinary form. In the myth of Pygmalion, the skilled sculptor whose heart yearned for a love beyond the ordinary. From a dreamy vision ...

Paxos, or Paxoi, a Greek island in the Ionian Sea boasts serene getaways, links to ancient history and harbors perfect for ...

Greece has always been a summer favorite, with its sunny islands, crisp white wines, and villages where the cats seem to ...

Country names often fade into the background of a map and eventually become fixed and obvious. But the truth is, they’re anything but. These names are often rooted in ancient riddles, happy accidents, ...

AMISH TRIPATHI author of the recordbreaking Shiva trilogy tells REENA SINGH that he wanted to write a thesis on evil and thought the best hero to convey that philosophy would be the destroyer of evil ...

Greece sharply rebuffed Turkey’s objections to a historic map presented by General Dimitrios Choupis, head of the Armed Forces, to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during a recent Istanbul visit, ...

The ancient Greek city-state of Helike ruled as an important ... The 2012 discovery of a map of the “Virginea Pars” area drawn by John White revealed plans for a secret fort at the end of ...

The goal of Ancient Origins is to highlight recent archaeological discoveries, peer-reviewed academic research and evidence, as well as offering alternative viewpoints and explanations of science, ...

The goal of Ancient Origins is to highlight recent archaeological discoveries, peer-reviewed academic research and evidence, as well as offering alternative viewpoints and explanations of science, ...