Ancient Greek inscriptions appear on some of the most prominent buildings in the world, whether on a historical building or ...

One thing is clear: if we take ancient Greece out of the equation, the Ovid we read, celebrate, and admire today wouldn't ...

For the Greeks, the idea was a fluid one—a literal place and a civic ideal that allowed for democracy to flourish.

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The story of the Iliad features Trojans and a wall. So did Fairland's high school baseball game with Portsmouth Monday and as ...

“Art, like poetry, can really spark an emotional connection, making people realize the harmony and respect we should have between people and nature,” says Zhigang Mei of the Chinese Academy of ...

A groundbreaking genetic study published in Nature has reshaped our understanding of the Phoenicians, the ancient Mediterranean traders renowned for their alphabet, which inspired Greek and Latin ...

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Using scans and AI analysis, University of Würzburg students deciphered the scroll’s author as Philodemus and the title as ‘On Vices’.

A creature once revered in ancient Chinese folklore and immortalized in poetry for its playful spirit and perpetual smile is now swimming against extinction. The Yangtze finless porpoise—Asia ...

Unfortunately, the porpoise, which is native to China, is critically endangered due to habitat loss. Thanks to over 700 Ancient Chinese poems, experts can now accurately map the decline of the ...

To track how this critically endangered porpoise's habitat range has changed over time, a team of biodiversity and conservation experts compiled 724 ancient Chinese poems referencing the porpoise ...