Alexander Gale

Historians generally accept that the ancient Olympics ended in the fourth or fifth century AD, but the date of the last Olympics is unclear.

China's President Xi Jinping welcomed US President Donald Trump to Beijing on Wednesday with a somber reflection on the weight of history.

Demosthenes was a talented ancient Greek general skilled in surprise attacks, who fought for Athens during the Peloponnesian War.

Modern English, and indeed many languages, borrow a plethora of words from ancient Greek . One particularly interesting word is “lesbian”, today

During his reign, Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos was transfixed with a strange prophecy concerning the survival of his dynasty.

Ancient Greeks prepared Roman gladiators for violent contests, although these were quite different from the Olympics the Greeks were used to.

Teucer, a legendary Greek hero of the Trojan War, is said to have founded cities on the island of Cyprus and in Spain.

The ancient Greeks settled on the Aeolian Islands sometime in the Bronze Age where they traded with their neighbors extensively.

Zeus and other ancient gods from various mythologies may be rooted in earlier Proto-Indo-European beliefs in a "sky father" deity.

Ancient Greek mercenaries were a ubiquitous force on the battlefields of the ancient Mediterranean where they fought for various employers.