Sampling sediment cores off the Peloponnese in the Aegean Sea. Credit: Andreas Koutsodendris A recent study conducted by geoscientists from Heidelberg University has uncovered the earliest known ...
In general, there are several go-to topics in Roman history that invariably prove the most popular, regardless of audience or historical moment: Rome’s efficient politics, charismatic leaders, ...
Archaeologists discover a Roman stadium in Blaundus, an Ancient Greek city perched above Turkey’s Ulubey Canyon.
New research has found that ancient Greece may harbor the oldest known evidence of lead pollution. After analyzing sediment cores from Greece’s mainland and the Aegean Sea, scientists identified ...
The Ancient Greeks are often celebrated for their advancements in philosophy, democracy, and architecture, but new research reveals a lesser-known legacy—environmental pollution. Scientists have ...
Why Were Romans Such Successful Conquerors? Independent Classicist Waterfield takes a fresh look at Polybius’s question about how the Romans could in 53 years bring “almost the entire world . . .