Homer's language, used in his epic poems, which laid the foundations of Western literature, was never spoken but echoes in ...

Sarah Ruden is a leading translator of ancient literature, including the Gospels and the "Aeneid". In an age where attention spans are decreasing and reliance on digital media is becoming ...

Ancient Egypt in North Africa was one of the most powerful and influential civilizations in the region for over 3,000 years, from around 3100 B.C to 30 B.C. It left behind numerous monuments ...

The fascinating video explores the reconstruction of ancient Latin pronunciation and how linguists and historians have uncovered the authentic sounds of this classical language. Though Latin is often ...

Thanks to AI and modern carbon dating techniques, we have a new understanding of when the Dead Sea Scrolls were written – ...

It annoys ancient history specialist Louise Pryke that more of us don't know history's first known author. The story is an important part of the murky history of writing.

The origins of writing in ancient Mesopotamia and beyond may rest on a group of cylindrical seals. A team of archeologists from the University of Bologna in Italy has identified a series of ...

Scholars have struggled to identify fragments of the epic of Gilgamesh — one of the world’s oldest literary texts. Now A.I. has brought an “extreme acceleration” to the field.

Ancient Egypt in North Africa was one of the most powerful and influential civilizations in the region for over 3,000 years, from around 3100 B.C to 30 B.C. It left behind numerous monuments ...