Sappho sang of desire, passion, and love, mostly directed towards women. She remains the most mysterious of ancient poets.

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An ancient historian at the University of Leicester has found that the Rutland mosaic presents a version of the Trojan War that differs from the story told in Homer’s Iliad. Researchers studying what ...

Cleopatra VII Philopator was an astute ruler who used her charms to win over the most powerful men in the ancient world as allies.

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The death of Pope Francis brought change to the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion adherents and is now led — for the ...

Our garments offer glimpses of the unconscious; we may also choose them because they feel nothing like us—because they allow ...

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Despite tensions between the Vatican and Israel's government over the Gaza war, some Jews and Christians living in Israel are trying to build trust between their communities.

This was a big year for San Diego theater, with many ambitious world premiere musicals and plays produced by theaters large and small. In 2025, I reviewed nearly 120 local productions. Normally, I ...

Empress Elisabeth of Austria and Hungary, who went down in history as “Sisi,” learned Greek so well that she eventually ...