Common causes of death in ancient Greece and Rome had a lot to do with a lack of modern healthcare and wellness. In an urban society with no central plumbing, impure water supplies that transmitted bacteria, and insufficient medical...

Modern campaigning can get pretty dirty, but politicians today are only taking their cues from politicians in ancient Athens. This public radio story describes how direct democracy was carried out in ancient Athens, a Greek city-state....

What can we learn about democracy in the ancient world? What was the dynamism like in Athens when it came to democracy?<br/>
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Michael Scott on Classical Connections, Part 7

For centuries, Italy was the center of civilization, with its capital in Rome, “the Eternal City”. The Romans created the largest empire the ancient world ever saw. Its influence extended outward and in time encompassed almost the entire...

A little known fact is that people of East Africa were building their own ships and took part in the medieval world's most extensive trade network.

From its unification to its conquest by Alexander the Great, Ancient Egypt lasted about 3000 years, which is 15 times the age of the US, showing incredible continuity and holding great fascination through it's culture and monuments. Get...

When one thinks of the Ancient World you would be forgiven for instantly thinking of either the cultural glories of ancient Greece or the military might of the Roman Empire. Yet the Mediterranean and the Near East was just one part of a...