Hairstyles in Ancient Greece were one of the most significant identifiers of individuals, as they denoted social status and ...

The Milesian Tales was a collection of ancient Greek erotic literature written by Aristides of Miletus consisting of short ...

Some people think that learning history might be useless. "It already happened, what's the point?" Yet the truth is that ...

James Romm’s book is an intellectual thriller, showing how the ancient Greek thinker came to write “The Republic,” his masterpiece of political theory.

Historians give their view on plans to mark the 1,000th anniversary of William the Conquerer and what was more an English ...

During a time when enslaved Americans sought freedom through escape, Elizabeth Freeman challenged her legal status as property—and won.

The Penn Museum has been involved in archaeological research in Egypt for more than a century. Most of the material in the ...

In 1849, archaeologists discovered 14 clay tablets with cuneiform writing in Iraq that narrate the story of the Anunnaki, meaning "Those who from heaven to Earth came." According to Zecharia Sitchin, ...

As one of the most successful actresses in Hollywood, it felt written in the stars that Meryl Streep was destined for the big ...

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Former President Joe Biden’s diagnosis with an aggressive form of prostate cancer has put a spotlight on prostate cancer ...

Strike: Labor, Unions, and Resistance in the Roman Empire by Sarah E. Bond assembles a case for the power of the worker in ...