Greek theater turned Thebes into an immortal warning tale, but archaeology reveals a very real Bronze Age powerhouse of frescoed workshops, armories, storerooms, and Linear B administration. From ...

For most people, the name Jesus feels settled, familiar, and deeply tied to memory. And over time, repeated use makes a name ...

Ancient scripts like Linear A and Rongorongo are among the mysterious undeciphered languages that continue to puzzle ...

Charlotte McDonnell Ford, the daughter of Henry Ford II who made her own mark as a socialite and philanthropist and known for her refined taste, has died.

At first glance, it looks like someone enjoyed taking the spaces out of a sentence; in reality, it's a single word by ...

"Xmas" is not a modern attempt to remove Christ from Christmas but a sacred abbreviation rooted in early Christian tradition, using the Greek letter chi to represent "Christos." ...

With its profanity-laced script, Lucas Hnath’s Molière adaptation, starring Matthew Broderick, is a mischievous clash of the ...

An ambitious new plans for reforming football will blend a creative and technical approach with ideas drawn from national ...

A remarkable 17.5-meter-long Late Antique floor mosaic, featuring intricate geometric patterns and a Greek inscription, has ...