Traditionally, “Hellenistic Judaism” was a designation for Judaism in the Greek-speaking world, including those Jews who spoke Greek and adopted a Greek way of life. However, it has been argued that ...

This artificial subdivision was essential for organizing civil, religious, and military events and activities. Egyptian water clock from the Hellenistic period, c.285-246 BC. Credit: Daderot / ...

A mans head and neck are shown, and his neck ends at the base in an uneven way which seems broken. He has a square face, a narrow mouth with full lips, a wide flat nose, and narrow round eyes which ...

Archaeologists access the site by boat once the waters recede, beginning with cleaning before conducting their work. The site is thought to include a complex surrounded by a "temenos," or sacred wall, ...

Alexander the Great is one of the legendary conquerors of ancient history who sparked the imagination of generations of ...

Olympos Beydagları National Park in Turkey is home to the legendary burning mountain of Yanartaş, historic ruins and ...

Step into the past and uncover the secrets of Rhodes Ancient Greece, where hidden treasures and untold stories await your ...

By Emily LaBarge The sprawling PST festival of more than 70 exhibitions doesn’t quite live up to its theme of art and science colliding. But there is a handful of impressive entries.

In the meanwhile, the largest polis appeared which also included several other regions of Attica and was named Athens, a name taken by goddess Athena according to the ... New monarchies made their ...

Although the Art Deco period extends roughly from 1910 to well into the 1930s, it was primarily a product of the "Roaring '20s." This was a wonderfully decadent era. It was an age of Prohibition and ...

The Art Institute has named Chicago tech billionaire and Groupon co-founder Eric Lefkofsky as its new board chairman, putting the serial entrepreneur in charge of overseeing the museum ...