Robin Waterfield’s new translation of Thucydides’ “The History of the Peloponnesian War” offers clarity but little consolation as we face upheaval and conflict.

How does Plato's references to the Greek alphabet help us to work out where Atlantis really was? This article examines the ...

A team of archaeologists got quite the surprise when they were digging at a well-established Mycenaean site in Greece located south of Athens. While performing excavations near Thorikos, the ...

Known as the “Age of Heroes,” the Mycenaean civilization (1600-1100 BC) was immortalized in the Homeric epics by such noteworthy characters as the imperious commander-in-chief “king of men” Agamemnon, ...

With a roaring soundtrack and hordes of demons to mow through, Doom: The Dark Ages has already easily proven itself as one of the best FPS games of all time. As a big fan of the franchise who ...

After thousands of years of living as a nomadic, hunter-gatherer species, there came a time when humans learned to work the land and domesticate animals in order to stay in one place. This allowed the ...

What if every person on Earth gets a genie — and one wish — all at the same time? If you had one wish… what would you wish for? What if everyone else on the planet had one wish too? That's Eight ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

When Doom: The Dark Ages launched last week, it was confirmed that a trophy was bugged, effectively breaking the game’s coveted Platinum trophy. Bethesda and id Software deployed a hotfix recently, ...

Editor's take: I really want Doom: The Dark Ages to be good, and so far, the reviews look decent enough. However, other evidence, including declining player counts and online gab, paints a different ...

Nick is a freelance writer from Chicago, IL, with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His lifelong belief in the artistic power of video games led him to ...