The carob seed which became the modern carats shows how ancient Greeks devised ingenious ways to ensure fairness in trade.

Ancient Greeks spent much of their time playing board games practically on a daily basis. They were a beloved part of ancient ...

KS2 History Ancient Greece. A short animation exploring everyday life in Ancient Greece, including geographical location, town and cities, homes, jobs, food, and the lives of children. BBC Teach.

The site was mentioned in texts by Homer and inspired science fiction writer Jules Verne ...

While ancient Greece is one of the best known cultures of antiquity, there are no surviving historical narratives covering events between 1200 and 760BC. This period has traditionally been viewed as a ...

Ancient Greece is traditionally remembered for its philosophy, mythology, and great buildings—but there's a lesser-known side that hardly finds its way into textbooks. Under the neat image is a world ...

Is it any wonder ancient people thought lightning came from the gods? Even today, a close lightning strike feels like a ...

Ancient Greeks often inscribed messages on the objects they shot at their adversaries—in this case, doing so with a warning.

Greek archaeologists recently uncovered a trove of ancient artifacts while exploring the lost city of Tenea, which legend suggests was built some 3,000 years ago by Trojan prisoners of war. More than ...

The bullet belongs to a well-documented tradition of human psychological warfare. Researchers at the ancient city of Hippos ...