As people across the globe celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21, we delve into the world of poetry in ancient Greece, from Homer to Sappho.

Archaeologists from the British Museum and Iraq have uncovered over 200 4,000-year-old cuneiform tablets at Girsu, shedding ...

More than 200 clay cuneiform tablets and 60 seals linked to the Ancient Mesopotamian government were discovered by archaeologists at the ancient Sumerian city Girsu or the present-day site Tello in ...

Baybayin, an ancient Filipino syllabary (written characters that represent syllables) is in the midst of a mini resurgence.

Best-selling author Joshua Hammer joins John Williams to discuss his new book, “The Mesopotamian Riddle.” Joshua talks about ...

Archaeologists believe that a 2,300-year-old jar from Ancient Greece containing chicken bones was likely used as part of a ...

A fierce rivalry between four scholars ignited a race to crack the world’s oldest writing, unlocking the secrets of Mesopotamia after millennia of silence.

Red tape may feel like a modern-day frustration, but according to archaeologists, it's been a part of governance for millennia. Evidence from ancient Mesopotamia reveals that bureaucratic systems were ...

From famed French author Jean-Pierre Pecau and legendary artist Max Von Fafner comes a tale of a gladiator's quest for ...

Stephen Huebner said he hopes readers are enlightened by his pithy yet informative reflections on ancient writings.

As a scholar of ancient Greek and a university professor, he spends many hours sitting almost every day. And all his desk ...

Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel is exploring a book on ancient prophecies, the Antichrist, and Armageddon, warning that society is ignoring the threat of a one-world government—a concern he ...