Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, sits directly along the banks of the Ganges River with stepped ghats leading into the water. The city combines dense urban buildings with active religious life by the ...

In ancient Greece, music education was as important as philosophy in cultivating young people's souls, perceiving both ...

Archaeologists in Trabzon, Turkey, have made an extraordinary discovery, unearthing one of the world’s only three known ancient river ports. The structure, found buried nearly eight meters (26 feet) ...

The project invites visitors on a journey into the world of mythological heritage, revealing the connection between classical ...

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In Athens, the fifth century BC served as a period in which art and thought flourished, and it defines our image of Ancient ...

I have often reflected on my journey to Armenia, trying to understand the historical path of an ancient nation across the ...

The sophisticated language Plato wrote in gave way to a simplified "common" Greek—and with it, a simplified psychology. We inherited a twice-flattened concept of mind.

Millions visit the vast and remarkably preserved ancient city of Ephesus each year, stepping back through the centuries to walk marble streets, explore Roman baths and admire landmarks like the ...

An ancient skyscraper considered the seventh wonder of the world crumbled to ruin centuries ago. Now an ambitious ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ancient civilizations accomplished feats of engineering that continue to challenge modern understanding. Despite advances in ...