The issue of who was considered Greek during the era of ancient Greece has been a matter of broad scholarly debate for ...

Known for their equestrian skills and their fierceness in battle, the nomadic Scythians roamed the steppes of eastern Europe ...

The life expectancy of ancient Greeks has been a subject of controversy among historians. But what was their actual lifespan?

Herodotus, had begun his famous 'Histories': our first record of Ancient Greek life. Undoubtedly the young Socrates absorbed many of these exciting new influences as he walked through Athens ...

Current interests include issues of kingship and gender in Herodotus; the use of local traditions in the panhellenic poetry of Pindar; Euripides and the sophists; Odysseus in Greek tragedy; the ...

Inward-looking and self-sufficient, the Spartans were the most feared hoplites (infantrymen) in all Greece. They lived ... associated with the Spartans: Herodotus reports that just before the ...

Chios mastic was medicinally used by ancient Greeks to address digestive ... Traces of mastiha can be found in the writings ...