Byzantium was one of the most important cities of the ancient world. About 1,000 years after its founding, it was chosen by Emperor Constantine the Great to serve as the new capital of the Roman ...

The gymnasium (i.e. gym) in ancient Greece was an important institution ... The gymnasiums were not only places to exercise and build the body but also to teach philosophy, literature, and music. Near ...

Ancient Greek and Latin literature (covering a period from approximately 800 BCE to 500 CE) is in many ways the basis of our own culture and our own way of thinking; numerous literary texts of ...

The few that could be opened were philosophical texts written in ancient Greek. But most of the scrolls were so badly damaged, they were considered illegible. More recently, researchers managed to ...

Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see. By The Learning Network A breakup? The end of a friendship? The ...

Lake Michigan’s winter freeze creates mesmerizing ice balls and pancakes ...