Aesop's Fables are some of the most famous ancient Greek tales with moral lessons in history, and many of the tales are used ...

There were many similarities between ancient Greece and Egypt. The two civilizations were in close contact during the ...

Ancient thinkers struggled to tell facts from falsehoods just like we do – and their strategies are still relevant today.

The fascination with Greek culture can be traced to the early modern period, from the Renaissance until the eighteenth century. During this era, European scholars – and later educated elites and a ...

Leave them alone: ‘vermin’ such as pigeons and seagulls and rats are just trying to survive in a world where humans are the ...

Every year, Athens draws millions of history buffs to the sun-bleached stones of its ancient temples. The city’s legendary landmarks—the Acropolis with its iconic Parthenon, the Agora with its deep ...

There is an art to rivalry. Mastering its rules has, since ancient times, shaped cultural history over millennia. Around 400 BC, two legendary painters, Zeuxis and Parrhasius, went head-to-head in a ...

Around 400 BC, two legendary painters, Zeuxis and Parrhasius, went head-to-head in a contest to decide once and for all which was the greater craftsman. For his entry, Zeuxis painted a bunch of grapes ...

Scott Fitzpatrick also picks this as one of the best Greek mythology books of all time and says you can't go wrong with this classic. "I love that this book lets you join Percy Jackson as he discovers ...

From blockbuster franchises and long-awaited sequels to star-studded dramas and comedies, 2026 is shaping up to be a huge ...

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From a private island in the French Riviera to a wine tasting retreat in Guadalupe, Suzannah Ramsdale rounds up next year’s ...