Zenobia, the Rebel Queen Who Took On Rome

This ancient queen of Palmyra conquered Egypt, captured Roman provinces, and nearly transformed her realm into an empire ...
Greek Reporter

The Scholars Who Deciphered the Ancient Greek Script Linear B

If not for the work of two scholars, Alice Kober and Michael Ventris, the ancient Greek script Linear B would likely still be ...

Actually God of War's left turn into a YA Kratos saga was a good move

Recent PlayStation adopters likely know God of War’s Kratos best as the “BOI!”-yelling, axe-throwing, bearded father of the ...
Greek Reporter

How Pets Shaped Daily Life in Ancient Greece and Rome

In Ancient Greece and Rome, pets brought companionship, loyalty, status, and love—from Odysseus’ Argos to Augustus’ raven.

Writing an Ancient Egyptian Afterlife, in 21 Feet of Scroll

How would a New York Times obituary writer measure up to the scribes of the Book of the Dead? He found out at the Brooklyn Museum.

The Maya civilization was a mystery. Our family business was solving it.

As the son of archaeologists, National Geographic Explorer David Stuart spent his childhood wandering ancient Maya ruins—and helped shape what we know about the civilization today.
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God of War: Sons of Sparta

Sony Santa Monica and Mega Cat Studios expand God of War's horizons in a likeable side project, which nevertheless fails to ...