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

Archaeologists in Egypt unearthed what is believed to be the oldest known gym membership, written in Greek nearly 1,800 years ago on a fragment of papyrus. Discovered in the sandy countryside near ...

Archaeologists in Agrigento, Sicily just unearthed an ancient classroom where students listened to lectures more than 2,000 years ago. One of the most impressive auditoriums ever built by the ancient ...

Designed to turn agony into art, the Brazen Bull was more than a torture device - it was theater. Created in ancient Greece, ...

The gymnasium was a site in ancient Greek cities where young men would receive physical and scholarly instruction that would ...

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 ...

The lecture hall was discovered during excavations at Agrigento, the site of the largest ancient Greek settlement in Sicily. Photo by Thomas Lappi and Monika Trümper, FU Berlin, Institute of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Like all marathons, the Boston Marathon is 26.2 miles long. However, the time it takes to complete the marathon will vary by ...