A new study claims to have identified the first speakers of Indo-European language, which gave rise to English, Sanskrit and ...

It is strange to think that a word referring to an ancient population became a way to describe a new and exciting style of literature, film and, eventually, music. Most medieval people lived in ...

There are many references to travel in the literature of the ancient ... So where exactly did people go on holiday in ancient times? Archaeological finds, such as historical documents, coins ...

The life expectancy of ancient Greeks has been a subject of controversy among historians. But what was their actual lifespan?

One immediately notices that Ancient Greek writing exclusively used uppercase letters, without any lowercase ones. This ...

Older people in ancient Greece and Rome may not have experienced ... But based on the available literature – which is, admittedly, limited – severe memory issues didn't seem to be a notable ...