Have you ever wondered why cats, with their independent nature, became our cherished household companions? Recent archaeological discoveries are rewriting the story of cat domestication, revealing a ...

I desired dragons with a profound desire,” fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien once said about his childhood imagination, ...

Phryne was a notable ancient Greek hetaira, or courtesan, of Athens, who is remembered throughout the millennia for her ...

E urope’s first reserve currency was the tetradrachm, upon which was inscribed an owl. The symbol of wisdom was intended to ...

The Conversation explores the origins of the long and interesting journey the Easter Bunny has taken from European prehistory ...

Ancient Greek history is full of the names of great minds: philosophers, scientists, statesmen, generals, historians and ...

Bright white buildings, sunlit hills, delicious cuisine, and ancient ruins scattered throughout the city all make Athens one of the most incredible cities in Europe. The capital of Greece is a ...

A theater that once overlooked ancient Lefkada in Greece is seeing the light of day more than a century after its initial ...

But what about the fancy Greek symbols? It turns out they may be little more than window dressing. Looking more closely at the formula above, note that the "m" is shorthand for imports and the "x ...

Moss's complaint accuses the district of selecting the "Spartans" as their new mascot, despite it being "racially problematic," claiming the ancient Greek warrior is a "symbol of hate" banned by ...

said a simple Google search reveals what he called problematic details about the ancient warriors that fought on behalf of the Greek city-state of Sparta around 400 B.C.E. The Mascot of the ...