For the Ancient Greeks, beards signaled age, status, and virtue, turning these into symbols of masculinity, honor, and social ...

Aside from their love of the sea, the ancient Greeks and Vikings shared much more that united them and divided them.

This article follows our family as we visit the Ancient Agora of Athens. Plus, learn about the history of this iconic ...

More than 2,000 years ago, Greek artisans built a compact machine of interlocking gears that could track the heavens with a ...

Childhood education in ancient Greece was highly dependent on one’s gender. Preparing for life in the public sphere, wealthy boys during the classical period went to schools where they faced both ...

A group of scientists are studying the Cyclades, an island group in Greece's Aegean Sea, looking for signs of early human ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City ...