Hindi, Greek and English all came from a now-extinct tongue

Linguists have developed methods for reconstructing the ancestral language, and refer to it using the label Proto-Indo-European or PIE ...
The Punch on MSN

Don seeks compulsory Greek, Latin course for medical students

A Professor of Classics at the University of Ibadan, Prof. Olakunbi Olasope, has urged the introduction of a compulsory course in Greek and Latin roots of medical terminologies for medical students, ...
Greek Reporter

Greek Alphabet’s Phoenician Origins Questioned After 2,500 Years

Reexamining the Greek alphabet, Herodotus’ story of Phoenician origins may obscure earlier Linear B writing on palm leaves.

Thessaloniki’s Armenian minority and Jewish past are bound by a shared history of genocide

In an 1882-84 census conducted by the Ottoman government, Jews accounted for about 48,000, or 56%, of the city’s 85,000 ...

A Designer Transforms Her Grandmother’s 807-Square-Foot Penthouse in Athens

With just a few deft moves, the renovation by Stene Alexopoulos preserves this apartment’s unique postwar atmosphere and its ...
The Gettysburgian

Classics Department Rebrands as Ancient Greek & Roman Studies

By Brandon Fey, News Editor The Department of Classics at Gettysburg College has officially rebranded itself as the ...
Live Science

Science history: Rosetta stone is deciphered, opening a window into ancient Egyptian civilization — Sept. 27, 1822

On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered ancient Egyptian ...
J. The Jewish News of Northern California

How Armenian and Jewish history is bound together in Thessaloniki

The community rebounded in 1991 after the breakup of the USSR, when 40,000 Armenians — the third wave of immigrants — ...
Greek Reporter

Findings Challenge Claims Ancient Greek Was Influenced by Anatolian Languages

New research from Oxford reexamines whether Greek was influenced by Anatolian languages, uncovering limited but notable ...
Los Angeles Times

How a tiny stone from a warrior’s tomb is shaking up ancient Greek art at Getty Villa

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The 2017 reveal of a tiny but spectacular carved stone, just 1.3 inches wide, upended our understanding of Greek ...