Laconic Greek, the dialect once spoken by the ancient Spartans, is one of the most fascinating examples of linguistic ...

The Yedi Kule castle, also known by its Greek name Eptapyrgio ("Seven Towers") was a prison where communist sympathizers were tortured and executed during Greece's 1946-49 Civil War and immediately ...

Archaeologists recently excavated an ancient workshop on Paros, Greece, revealing unfinished sculptures and intriguing artifacts from the Classical period.

Local officials say another series of unmarked graves — this one containing 14 individuals — has been dug up in a park in the ...

What did the ancient Greeks and Egyptians call the pyramids, and what did these ancient words originally mean?

Just as many-faceted as the birthstones themselves, though, are the origins of their names. A great many of them came into English in the early 1200s to 1300s and share a similar lineage: loaned from ...

Why Should You Take This Elective? Ever wondered how ancient Greek culture and language still influence our lives? This module, Ancient Culture Lab: Homer’s Experience and the Greek Language, explores ...

Each year, this ceremony -- called "Anastenaria" ("sighs" in Greek) -- attracts crowds of visitors. Considered a pagan ritual to honour the ancient Greek gods Dionysus and Artemis, the ancient ...

Which verbs do we use with 'problem'?

Ancient Greek verbs had four moods (indicative, subjunctive, optative, imperative), while Modern Greek has three (indicative, subjunctive, imperative, with no optative). Furthermore, the Ancient Greek ...

A recent archaeological excavation in Switzerland turned morbid when historians came across a trove of infant burials dating back to Ancient Rome. The excavation began last May in order to make ...

In a cinematic first, Greek director Yiannis Stravolaimos brings the 490 BCE clash to life in Ancient Greek and Old Persian, fusing myth, history, and cultural diplomacy in a bold retelling of an ...