Ancient Greek depiction of boxing on a Panathenaic amphora in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen /Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 2.5 Boxing, or Πυγμαχία in Greek, meaning “fighting with ...

Oldest gym membership written in Greek on papyrus 1,800 years ago reveals structured athletic life in Roman Egypt.

The lecture hall of an "impressive high school" from an ancient Greek settlement was recently uncovered in Italy – with the discovery highlighting the similarities between ancient and modern ...

Perched on a hillside on Lefkada, an island off the west coast of Greece, the structure has been ... began around the 4th century B.C.E., when ancient Lefkada was experiencing economic prosperity.

In ancient Greece, education wasn’t limited to the mind — it included the body as well. Physical fitness and scholarly pursuits went hand-in-hand, a principle reflected in the number of gymnasiums ...

The morphological decoder provided here is a lightweight decoder for the Sandborg-Petersen Morphology which is primarily tailored for Koine Greek, especially as it appears in New Testament studies and ...

Learn common misconceptions about boxing and boxing benefits for females. Plus, master boxing stance form and boxing punches and try free at-home boxing workouts.

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures from ancient Greek and Roman mythology. In Greek and Roman ...

Following a decade of excavation efforts, archaeologists unearthed the remains of an ancient Greek amphitheater—the first of its kind to be discovered on the Ionian Islands. The ancient Greek ...

Apr. 14, 2025 — Wealth inequality began shaping human societies more than 10,000 years ago, long before the rise of ancient empires or the invention of writing. That's according to a new study ...

In a historic revival of Hellenic worship, a newly built temple dedicated to the ancient Greek gods Zeus and Pan has been unveiled in Arcadia. This marks the first such construction in nearly 1,700 ...

Yet, it’s often mistaken for the caduceus—a staff with two snakes and wings—tied to Hermes and commerce, not medicine. This symbol carries a deep cultural resonance for Greeks, rooted in our ancient ...