The mathematician, who liked to annoy friends with improvised brainteasers, thought for a moment or two, then raised a glass ...

On Native American Heritage Day, we examine a long-overlooked marvel of ancient engineering that had been tucked away beneath ...

New archaeological evidence is helping rewrite old myths about disabled people in the ancient world.

The story of the marathon begins in the rugged hills of ancient Greece, where long-distance running was not a pastime but a ...

Running any marathon is quite a challenge, but doing it in an exceptional setting can make for an unforgettable experience. Here are five European marathons that combine performance, scenery and ...

The Lighting the Flame ceremony for 2026 Winter Olympic Games will take place in Ancient Olympia on November 26 ...

As Greece builds to accommodate a rise in tourism and other development projects, unearthed antiquities complicate progress.

There’s a lot more that happened throughout history than battles, treaties, and geopolitical tensions. While all of those aspects are incredibly important, they don’t show the full depth and breadth ...

History has been shaped by powerful clashes that shifted borders, toppled empires, and changed the destiny of entire civilizations. This video explores 20 of history’s most epic and influential ...

A newly discovered monumental basin in Gabii hints at how early Romans experimented with city planning long before Rome’s own layers were buried. In the center of the ancient city of Gabii, just 11 ...

The story of Phidippides and Pan, the god of the wild, stands as the most baffling episode of the Ancient Greek world—one of ...