The Antikythera Mechanism, a 2,000-year-old Greek astronomical calculator, was found in a Roman-era shipwreck near Antikythera. With 30+ gears tracking celestial events, this Hellenistic marvel from ...

Monarchs have donned regnal names after having ascended to their thrones since ancient times. When it comes to Popes, this is a standard and important practice, and the name chosen has a lot of ...

It is Lent in the Christian world, but in reality, it only alters the lives of monks and Moscow restaurateurs, who rush to invent Lenten menus to profit from the public's fear of living in sin.

I'm leading another eclipse trip. No surprise there. I've traveled to observe 16 total solar eclipses, and on all but two of ...

"Augustus founded the imperial power of Rome on the passage of a comet during the days of the death of Caesar." Yet what we do know is that ancient Egyptians were quite attuned to both astronomy ...

There's still a lot left to learn when it comes to ancient history, and scientists are still finding locations long since ...

Despite decades of searching for this signal, astronomers have yet to find it. The problem is that our Earth is too noisy, ...

Hypatia of Alexandria, born in the 4th century in the Roman Empire, was one of the most intellectual and respected female ...

Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong and NSW Minister for Multiculturalism Steve Kamper have formally responded to ...

Physical evidence of an ancient technology is rare, says professor of Greek and Roman studies John Humphrey of the University of Calgary, who recently published a book on the subject. Most early ...

From a turbulent childhood to a polyglot Renaissance ruler, Tatler celebrates the 65th birthday of King Philippe of Belgium ...

GREENWICH, CT, UNITED STATES, April 7, 2025 /EINPresswire / -- Eight hundred (800) years after its composition by Saint Francis of Assisi , the Canticle of the Creatures – often also called the ...