Ancient History

Sometimes the simplest weapons are the most effective. Learn how mankind has refined the use of staff weapons around the world.

While the Romans loved their theater, the early Christian fathers did not, as they considered it a negative influence on people, leading them into immorality and debauchery.

Although King Leonidas is one of the most famous figures in ancient history, relatively little is known about his life.

Is might always right, and is greed good? Euripides explores these questions in the world’s only extant complete satyr play.

Odysseus finally returns to his homeland of Ithaca at the end of the Odyssey. But does his story end there? And does he live happily ever after?

One must understand Socrates’s daemon to understand his philosophy. What if his daemon was more than a myth?

Neanderthals had unique biological traits that exemplify their evolutionary trajectory, shaped by factors that differed markedly from those experienced by Homo sapiens.

A powerful religious and royal figure, Enheduanna took the written word and made it her own.