The inhabitants of Carthage were long thought to have derived from Levantine Phoenicians. But an eight-year study suggests ...

In antiquity and now, inconsistency and illogicality lie at the heart of the human effort to imagine what happens when we’re dead ...

Imagine hearing the word “echo” and feeling an odd shiver as you call into a canyon, your voice bouncing back as if answering ...

The Modern Greek language has some aspects that would totally baffle a native English speaker for various reasons.

Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global by Laura Spinney is an exploration of how hundreds of languages share a single ...

Greeks in Australia express frustration over the country's decision to not support a UNESCO proposal declaring a World Greek ...

To study this history, population geneticist Harald Ringbauer at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in ...

Making the list was the playful yet direct “Haud yer wheesht!” – which translates to “be quiet” or “shut up”. This popular ...

One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos. Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos ...

Federal Ministers Penny Wong and Steve Kamper have responded to Professor Anastasios Tamis's petition for a UN-recognized ...

During a visit to Palmyra, reporters found traces of the many forces that had fought over the city and ancient monuments ...

Examination of the letters indicates that the style most closely matches that of the 1st century AD, while the language used ...