Greece is known around the world for many things, one of which is its society’s devotion to the foundational role of family.

Many popular expressions that are used pretty often in English have deep roots in the rich Greek language, culture, and ...

Ancient Greek history has always been marvelous with its incredible mythology, architecture, and leaders. Unlike many would assume, though, many ancient Greek sites are not exclusive to Athens.

It’s been a day packed with sightseeing and lessons in Greek history. Led by our Greek guide, Nanda, we walked to the ...

A toddler has made a stunning discovery at the site believed to be where David battled Goliath more than 3,000 years ago. Ziv Nitzan, 3, was collecting rocks while hiking with her family in Israel ...

About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important places in the ancient world. The Greeks were great thinkers, warriors, writers, actors, athletes, artists, architects and politicians.

The festival of Chaitra Navratri is underway. Know about the powerful goddesses like Maa Durga in various religions across ...

This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Sparta’s enemies, when facing the intimidating Spartan forces, would see a wall of shields ...

Dates: 3100 B.C. to 30 B.C. Writing: Hieroglyphics, a writing system that uses pictures; hieratic, a quicker type of "cursive"; and demotic, a written short-form script Ancient Egypt's gods ...

The 1938 excavation of the tomb of Zhang Qian, a pioneering envoy who helped establish the ancient Silk Road across Central Asia, launched the study of archaeology at Northwest University in China ...

A symposium on Sumerian civilization and literature was recently held at Peking University, bringing together scholars and experts from leading universities and research institutions across China ...