Smithsonian Magazine13h
A Five-Pound Hunk of the World’s Oldest Known Synthesized Pigment Was Found in Nero’s Palace
The discovery might illuminate the link between the blue pigment's ancient Egyptian roots and its rediscovery by Renaissance ...
Scientists review Arabic manuscript containing lost works of Apollonius and shed light on Islamic scientific tradition
Scientists say that the two lost, but extremely important books by Apollonius, the Greek mathematician known to the ancient ...
Greek Reporter16h
Greek Mythology’s Version of the Biblical Tower of Babel
The Tower of Babel has a surprising parallel in Greek mythology—Otus and Ephialtes’ daring attempt to reach Olympus.
Greek Reporter18h
Who was Considered Greek in Ancient Greece?
The issue of who was considered Greek during the era of ancient Greece has been a matter of broad scholarly debate for ...
Pompeii's dark omen: Archaeologists discover ancient footprints
Mount Vesuvius' most famous eruption took place in AD 79. But more than 2,000 years before this, the volcano suffered an even ...