Nick Kampouris

In 530 BC at Ur, a woman, Princess-Priestess Ennigaldi, curated the first museum, using clay labels to turn objects into early artifacts.

Have you ever wondered why ancient Greeks used a writing system that looked so different than ours today?

The Throne of Maximian, a 6th-century ivory masterpiece, was a powerful tool of Byzantine propaganda and soft power under Justinian I.

Ancient Greek inventions included remarkable automata and the Antikythera Mechanism, but many of their engineers' innovations have been lost.

Students in the town of Greece in the state of New York attend schools with names such as Athena, Olympia, Arcadia, and Odyssey, compete as

Ancient Greek writers have left behind clues about how they perceived the physical appearance of Greeks as a people.

Among the thousands of ancient Greeks who faced the invading army of the mighty Persians at the Battle of Plataea in 479 BC was a commander from

Amid god-centered beliefs, some thinkers of ancient Greece wondered if life arose naturally, centuries before evolution became accepted.

The truth behind Byzantium's "purple-born" emperors lies in the fascinating symbolism of Tyrian purple and the Porphyra chamber.

The history of the Gorgoneion, Medusa’s fearsome symbol, from its Greek and Roman origins to its influence on Alexander the Great and more.