In the following interview, he also dispels some long-held notions about ancient Greece's most legendary ... and idealized maidens and idealized elders and idealized horsemen who parade down ...

Little remains of the ancient city of Sparta, capital of the Laconia region, situated on the Peloponnesus peninsula in modern Greece ... the council of elders, decided when to draw from this ...

Here's what the ancient Greeks and Romans can teach us about the environment and ourselves. From Roman soldiers in crowded ...

Sparta is a warrior society in ancient Greece known for its harsh military ... Carmen Roberts tours Puglia's coast, meeting local elders who are trying to preserve a pasta tradition.

At the time, they were deemed to be the great warrior's father, son and elder half brother ... a state in northern ancient Greece between 336 and 323 BC – and is today considered one of ...

Millennia ago, people in ancient Greece and Rome already knew humans ... The ancient Roman writer Pliny the Elder, who lived in the first century AD, was concerned about the way human beings ...

Built between 294 and 282 B.C.E., it quickly assumed its place among the Seven Wonders of the ancient world ... Roman author and philosopher Pliny the Elder said of the Colossus, “and its ...

This story appears in the December 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. The holy peninsula of Mount Athos reaches 31 miles out into the Aegean Sea like an appendage struggling to dislocate ...

The catapult was an ancient siege machine that could hurl heavy objects or ... as much as 350 pounds for distances greater than 300 feet. The Greek Dionysius the Elder of Syracuse, who was looking to ...

Eggs have been eaten across various cultures around the world for century, but they weren't always the go-to breakfast staple ...

Millennia ago, people in ancient Greece and Rome already knew humans ... The ancient Roman writer Pliny the Elder, who lived in the first century AD, was concerned about the way human beings ...