Deipnosophistae is a work by Athenaeus, written around 200 CE, about well-read people philosophizing at the dinner table and enjoying good food and drink. The title is a combination of two words: ...

Apr. 2, 2025 — Jurassic dinosaurs milled about ancient Scottish lagoons, leaving up to 131 footprints at a newly discovered stomping ground on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, according to a new ...

Though few have heard of the ancient queen, nearly everyone has heard of her grandson, Alexander the Great. "This is the only appropriate location that we have determined may be the ancient city ...

Harper signed on for the job and continued acting as Jim-Bob for the entire nine-season run. In a 2011 interview, Harper said that his hobbies include music, history (especially the Civil War and ...

Visit ancient Mars -- a surprisingly temperate planet where snow or rain falls from the sky, and rivers rush down valleys to feed hundreds of lakes. A new study from geologists at the University ...

A study suggests that the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift. Dated to about 4,500 years ago, this would move up the introduction of ...

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Now technology is bringing these ancient sagas to life. This video is from The Travel Show, the BBC's flagship travel programme. The dam at Marsh Lake, Minnesota, has created an unexpected ...

There are also people speaking and writing Manx on the Isle of Man. These are thought to date from before the Roman occupation of Britain. Across the border in Ireland, Irish is spoken still.