Caleb Howells

Celebrating the arrival of the New Year is a popular custom around the world, as it has been for thousands of years . We find the same basic celebration—although expressed in different ways—in various ancient cultures.

View of the Richat Structure, purported by some to be Atlantis. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

The connection between the Bible's story of Noah and Greek mythology is usually discussed in the context of the legend of the Flood of Deucalion . That

One of the things that makes the Trojan War such a famous event within Greek mythology is the fact that it was a siege which lasted for ten years.

The nave of Saint Mark’s Basilica, where the real tomb of Alexander the Great may well be located. Credit Tony Hisgett, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain

The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt is the largest pyramid in the entire world. It is clearly one of the most impressive structures that mankind has ever made.

John William Waterhouse, Ulysses and the Sirens (1891). What are some paintings that bring scenes from The Odyssey to life? Credit: Public Domain

Many people are familiar with the legend of Romulus and Remus, which supposedly explains the origin of the ancient city of Rome.

The Greek myth of Atlantis speaks of a great plain in the center of the island. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Minoans were a powerful but mysterious naval civilization in the Bronze Age Mediterranean. One of the things that makes them so mysterious is that their texts are inaccessible to us for particular reasons.