The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...

The Phoenician culture emerged in the Bronze Age city-states of the Levant, developing prominent innovations such as the ...

Whether created by ancient Egyptian scribes, medieval monks, or Mayan priests, these 26 remarkable survivors have endured ...

The other day I asked a friend where he would be during Jyeshtha? He looked at me uncomprehending, and finally expostulated: ...

The Bhagavad Gita, a timeless spiritual text, and the Natyashastra, a foundational work on the performing arts, have been ...

Southeastern Italy may be better known for its beaches and burrata, but it’s also layered with ancient Greek and Roman ...

Ancient Tel Shiqmona site yields first evidence of large-scale purple dye production centuries before Roman times, possibly ...

The ancient theater at Tlos in Asia Minor is almost fully restored to its former glory and expected to host performances ...

The history of the Bengali language and literature was not brought into the service of seeking a territorial foothold for the concept of ‘Bengaliness’ because this was never an agenda for Bengal ...

It marks the location where Prince Siddhartha attained enlightenment (Nirvana) to become the Buddha (literally, “the Enlightened One”) in 589 BCE. 2. A simple shrine was constructed to mark the site ...

In the ancient city-state of Sparta, in the 4th century BCE, these practices were codified as common main meals called syssitia (meaning “eating together”). These meals were consumed at the ...