ancient history, music, and astronomy. However, they were best known for teaching rhetoric, the skill of arguing with conviction. Because of this their talents were much in demand by aspiring ...

Archaeologists have traced the earliest case of lead pollution by humans to the Aegean Sea region around 5,200 years ago. The findings, published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, ...

Professor Alice Roberts takes to the railways of Greece and Turkey as she learns about the ancient Greek civilisation that has had such a powerful effect on our lives today.