Plato lent his name to Platonic love but a new book reveals that the ancient Greek philosopher never advocated love without ... part of the University's Faculty of Life Sciences. “The decoded symbols ...

But how did this shape come to symbolise love? The oldest known image of the heart shape is on a coin dating back to 510-470BC, discovered in the ancient ... shape – as a symbol for love.

Step back in time to ancient Greece, where love took a most extraordinary form. In the myth of Pygmalion, the skilled ...

Similarly, violets were a popular symbol of love between women up until the early 1900s. Ancient Greek poet Sappho mentioned “violet crowns”, lavenders and the colour purple frequently in her ...

Ancient Greeks knew a thing or two when it came to herbs, and oregano is one that they simply could not do without.