Many "modern" inventions actually have precedents dating back more than 1000 years, to ancient Greek and Roman times.

Many people know the rich and legendary history of Greece. However, who knew that the ancient Greeks originated from numerous tribes?

Nearly 300 models of ancient Greek inventions, all exhaustingly researched and painstakingly built by Kotsanas himself. Here are four of the most incredible: Plato's Alarm Clock. This may be the first ...

Sener has since earned multiple medals for his attempt to bring the ancient device to life. In his view, he as shown that ...

Books & the Arts / For the Greeks, the idea was a fluid one—a literal place and a civic ideal that allowed for democracy to flourish. FT There’s a reason many of us know the word for ...

Ad Policy A view of Athens, Greece (circa 1900). (Dea Picture Library / De Agostini via Getty Images) There’s a reason many of us know the word for “marketplace”(agora) in ancient Greek, but ...

Ancient Greece's charismatic philosophers define the civilization's legacy in popular memory. Often forgotten are the technological inventions that set Greece apart from other societies during ...