For young musicians like Giorgos Tsomeidis, playing an ancient Greek lyre is more than just a musical pursuit. “It’s a ...

Danis Koumartzis continues family tradition of making replicas of ancient Greek musical instruments based on old images on ...

In the evening, at the eastern edge, we find the celestial vessel, called the vessel of the Argonauts by all the ancients. It is followed, as it rises, by the serpent called Jason; between them is the ...

In the centuries following the heyday of ancient Greece, the caduceus endured as a symbol of travel and commerce, two ...

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Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video clips in personal and commercial projects on an ongoing basis without requiring additional payments each time you use that ...

Rome experienced some of its greatest economic and cultural dynamism under Nero's rule, and yet he's called everything from a ...

What and how one learned depended on one's place in society. In ancient times, much like today, education was highly valued. Subjects could range from reading and writing to philosophy and ethics.

Orpheus playing the lyre in front of an audience of hares. Painting by George de Forest Brush (1855-1941) Credit: Public Domain Of all the mysteries of ancient Greece, the Orphic Mysteries based on ...

The mos.ru report covers some unique items in the collection. The garden sculpture of the Kuskovo Estate is a unique ...

Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people who perished in the ancient ...