As custodians of ancient wisdom, Egyptian priests explored ritual, science, philosophy, metaphysics, and spirituality unlike ...

Archaeologists often focus on what skeletal remains can tell about how and when ancient peoples died. But an individual’s ...

The expansion of one of the Mediterranean’s strongest powers wasn’t only driven by conquest, but also infrastructure. By ...

Even in ancient Greece, people worried about philosophy’s subversive effect on tender minds.

In the 6th century BCE, lawmaker Solon imposed strict controls on how olive groves should be treated. Cutting down trees ...

Today, trans people face politicization of their lives and vilification from politicians, media and parts of broader society.

Most research on women in Ancient Greece and Rome concentrate on urban domestic life where there were no references to women ...