When discussing the ancient world and how it impacts us today, there’s perpetually a massive tunic-clad and public-bathing elephant in the room: the Roman Empire. According to a recent social media ...

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A century ago, UChicago scholars argued a controversial idea: Western civilization had its roots in the ancient Middle East—not in Greece or Rome. Today, scholars at the OI and across the University ...

For a long time, archaeologists believed that large buildings required large bosses. The idea was simple: only societies with ...

Ancient Greece witnessed numerous significant battles that played pivotal roles in shaping its history and Western civilization.

As the cradle of democracy, rational philosophy and theater, Greece laid the foundations of Western thought. It influenced ...

Spices, ancient treasures of human civilization, have shaped history from currency to royalty and medicine. Traces of their ...

In this inaugural episode of Ancient Civilizations, we explore the Garden of Eden with several scholars who have peered past the accepted tales to reveal a forgotten history of the birth of humanity.