Healing, purification and holiness: How ancient Greeks, Romans and early Christians used olive oil

Today, olive oil is often hailed as helping to protect against disease, but beliefs in its medicinal or even sacred ...
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Ancient Clay Tablet Reveals That The Babylonians Knew The Pythagorean Theorem Over 1,000 Years Before Pythagoras Lived

The earliest known evidence for the Pythagorean Theorem comes from an ancient clay tablet called, “IM 67118.” This tablet uses the theorem to determine the length of a diagonal within a rectangle, and ...
Opinion

A classic Greek history puts our current turmoil in context

Robin Waterfield’s new translation of Thucydides’ “The History of the Peloponnesian War” offers clarity but little consolation as we face upheaval and conflict.
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How the Greek Alphabet Reveals Where Atlantis Really Was

How does Plato's references to the Greek alphabet help us to work out where Atlantis really was? This article examines the ...