Where did the names of the most glorious ancient Greek cities derive from? We have all heard of glorious cities like Argos, Athens, Nauplio, Sparta, Olympia and others. But what is the origin of their ...

The Battle of Thermopylae is one of the most renowned battles in Greek history. It was fought between Greek cities and 300 Spartans against Persia in 480 BC. During one of the most famous conflicts in ...

That evidence lies in this, the Lycurgus cup. It’s an example of dichroic glass — that is, glass that takes on a different color depending on the light source. In this case, the opaque green ...

Manu’s Laws were written long before Lycurgus of Sparta or Solon of Persia. To this day his laws as enunciated in the Manusmriti excite the admiration of the world and elicit spontaneous obedience and ...