Slavery has existed in the world for several millennia. Before the development of technology to perform tedious tasks, slave ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

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The word "gymnasium" in ancient Greece, which also refers to the modern gym, was commonly used because exercise and maintaining a fit body were especially important for Greeks. The word—which ...

A new discovery from the Roman empire outlines a juicy case of second-century crime. Containing an extraordinary 133 lines of ...

The ancient Greeks were fascinated by the night sky. Credit: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 The night sky has always been a source of wonder not only for the ancient Greeks but for ...

The economic term for self-sufficiency is "autarky", borrowed from the ancient Greek word autarkeia, meaning "to suffice".

New Delhi [India], February 6 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday held bilateral talks with his Greek counterpart George Gerapetritis in New Delhi and emphasised on increasing ...

Published in New York in 2001, between the first and second editions of Obama’s autobiography, Segal’s book reveals a history of East Africa which Obama’s book fails to disclose - a history of Islamic ...

Listen to Story Levels of lead contamination remained fairly low and localized in ancient Greece ... across Greece, said co-author Andreas Koutsodendris at Heidelberg University. Around that time, in ...