The writings of ancient historians and geographers sometimes mention animals that are impossible or almost impossible to identify. These are not necessarily ...

Images of characters on the very famous ancient cup of Arcesilaus are accompanied by inscriptions. These are the so-called “speaking names”. The term is used...

The ancient Greek colonization of Cyrenaica in the 7th century BC began when settlers from the island of Thera (modern Santorini), on the recommendation of t...