Hellanicus of Lesbos, born c. 480 BC in Greece, was one of the earliest, most prolific Greek logographers of the 5th century ...

Was the Phoenician writing system a true alphabet? If not, what should it be called instead, and what was the earliest true ...

The Greek alphabet, believed to have emerged in the eighth century BC, is now undergoing a major reevaluation thanks to ...

The mosaic, measuring approximately 3 meters by 3 meters, features Ancient Greek writing and depicts a female figure. Reports indicate that the suspects attempted to sell the vineyard house where ...

All are thought to date from various periods of ancient Greek history and will be assessed by a state archaeological service. Police also confiscated metal detectors and scanning equipment ...

Cuneiform tablets from ancient Babylon cover a range of topics, from exorcising ghosts to uncovering the location of Noah’s ...

The title and author of a charred scroll recovered from Herculaneum have been identified by researchers. The ancient Roman town of Herculaneum was encased in volcanic ash following the 79 CE eruption ...

He was writing a tragedy. Thucydides fought in the Peloponnesian War on the Athenian side. His world was steeped in the sensibilities of Greek tragedy, and his historical narrative carries that ...

Books — real books, the tangible, flip-the-pages kind — have an enduring appeal. As do bookstores — real bookstores, the ...

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A woman was killed early Saturday in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki when a bomb she was carrying exploded in her hands, police said. The 38-year-old woman ...