Minoans may have invented the first portable eclipse calculator, predating the Antikythera mechanism by over a millennium.

Minoans may have created the first portable eclipse calculator, predating the Antikythera mechanism by over a millennium.

There is a common perception that science is a modern invention with roots in the ancient Greek world. While the Greeks pioneered the kind of theoretical thinking that characterizes modern science, ...

While most of us know our zodiac sign, our ruling planet is overlooked, yet it plays a vital role in astrology. To further understand your star sign, you should be aware of the planet ruling over its ...

The lecture hall of an "impressive high school" from an ancient Greek settlement was recently uncovered in Italy – with the discovery highlighting the similarities between ancient and modern ...

Specimens of Sirenobethylus charybdis, or S. charybdis, named after the Greek mythological sea monster Charybdis, would use their Venus flytrap-like abdomen to capture and immobilize their prey ...

A Venus Flytrap Wasp? Scientists Uncover an Ancient Insect Preserved in Amber ... partly for the sea monster from Greek mythology that stirred up wild whirlpools by swallowing and expelling ...

The vibrant period of Ancient Greek civilization from 1200 BCE to 323 BCE gave us exceptional achievements that we continue to benefit from today. It was a long stretch of time that spanned from ...

In ancient Greece and Rome ... cultural significance of these sculptures,” writes Bill Giannopoulos for the Greek City Times. In some instances, the scents were also applied in ways that ...

It’s a symbol of love, beauty youthfulness and ... one of the primary attributes of the goddess Aphrodite or Venus in ancient Greek and Roman mythology. “Venus is the goddess of fertility ...

Associate Professor and Director, Ancient Israel Program ... Alexander the Great was the first person to put his own image on Greek coins, hitherto the preserve of the gods.