Each of us tells a story about who we are, often tracing our identity back through an imagined line of ancestors. Though identity is fundamentally cultural, we tend to anchor it in biology—in the idea ...
Did Achilles really die from a wound to the heel? Ancient texts and new research suggest a mistranslation altered the myth.
In a guest op-ed, AI researcher and UW professor emeritus Oren Etzioni responds to Pope Leo XIV's new encyclical on AI, ...
Ancient Romans celebrated May with flower festivals, ghost rituals, merchant ceremonies, and strange traditions across the ...
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The engineering marvels of ancient aqueducts
Ancient aqueducts remain some of the most impressive engineering achievements ever built because they solved enormous logistical problems without modern machinery or technology. Civilizations like the ...
The two-part special uses dramatic live action sequences, archive footage, and expert commentary to bring to life the crucial ...
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A 2,000-year-old stone block found in Egypt shows a Roman emperor dressed as a pharaoh in the presence of ancient gods
A sandstone block carved roughly 2,000 years ago shows a Roman emperor dressed not in a toga but in the double crown of Egypt ...
Black Flag’s Edward Kenway Is the Best Assassin Because He Doesn’t Care for the Creed As much as I like Assassin’s Creed: ...
Cheering crowds, fast horses, dramatic accidents, and even a little sorcery made up a typical day of chariot racing in Rome as thousands flocked to watch their favorite spectator sport.
The destruction of Pompeii is one of antiquity’s most famous disasters, but its exact date remains fiercely debated. From ...
Canadian author and podcaster draws on Homer, lost epics, Greek drama, Roman retellings, and modern scholarship to ...
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