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Archaeologists Dug Under an Ancient Greek City—and Found a 3,500-Year-Old Egyptian Settlement
On an Egyptian desert rock ridge west of Alexandria and between the Mediterranean sea and Lake Mariout is Kom el-Nugus, an ...
Greek Reporter2d
The Ancient Greek Scholar Who Shaped the Way We Organize Knowledge
Callimachus, the Ancient Greek genius, influenced library organization and the poetic preference for shorter verses over long ...
The Thucydides Trap: Vital lessons from ancient Greece for China and the US … or a load of old claptrap?
China war inevitable? Perhaps that isn’t the lesson leaders should be taking from the ‘History of the Peloponnesian War.’ ...
InStyle on MSN1d
I Just Got Back From Athens—Here's What All the Cool Girls Are Wearing in Greece
From vacation outfit ideas to pack, what undercover historical sites to see, and of course, where to buy the best vintage, ...
New Scientist1d
Ancient computer's gears may not have been able to turn
The 2000-year-old Antikythera mechanism may have been a kind of astronomical calculator, but researchers are unsure whether it would have worked without jamming ...
Greek Reporter6d
The End of Humanity According to Ancient Greek Mythology
According to ancient Greek mythology, there are five ages known as The Ages of Man, during which time humanity reaches its ...
The New York Times5d
How to Evade Taxes in Ancient Rome? A 1,900-Year-Old Papyrus Offers a Guide.
realized that it was written in ancient Greek. In light of the document’s complexity and extraordinary length, a team of scholars was assembled to conduct a detailed physical examination and ...
Major ancient Egyptian town is discovered after 3,400 years: Settlement may have been built by Tutankhamun's FATHER, archaeologists say
The new settlement has been found at Kom el-Nugus in northern Egypt, about 27 miles (43 km) west of Alexandria.
The Garden of Pythia: Oracles and AI installation turn Greek landscape into living artwork
Greece's Delphi oracle is the inspiration behind an immersive art installation by data artist Charles Sandison that's aimed ...
America and Its Universities Need a New Social Contract
Fifty dollars for STEM, five cents for citizenship—that’s how America apportions its education dollars. Our beleaguered ...
Smithsonian Magazine2d
Did Lions Live in Ancient Greece? And More Questions From Our Readers
Ancient Greek mythology and art depict lions ... which makes space a pretty dangerous place to live and work. —Jennifer Levasseur, curator of space history, National Air and Space Museum ...