Socrates, Plato and Aristotle formed a trio toward the middle of the fourth century BC in ancient Greece to become the most well-known philosophers who ever lived. Read more Section: News Premium Preview Read Later Source Views: 0
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Can Artificial Intelligence Unlock Secrets of the Ancients?
AI is helping historians rewrite history, quite literally. Published in the journal Nature, a new study reports that AI can fill gaps in ancient Greek inscriptions and indicate where and when they are from. Read more Section: News Science & Space Read Later Source Views: 0
Heavily Seasoned: Why did the Ancients Like Salty Wine?
The history of wine stretches back to around 6,000 BC in the country of Georgia near the Caucasus mountains. However, knowledge of the wine and the wine-making process is scant at best. The most in-depth knowledge of wine and the production process of ancient civilizations that is available comes from the Roman Empire. Marcus Cato […]
Magic of the Ancients: Five Incredible Texts of Spells, Curses, and Incantations
As long as humanity has had beliefs in a higher power, the use of magic, spells, curses, and incantations have featured widely across cultures. A number of influential texts or ‘grimoires’ (textbooks of magic) were developed over the centuries, many of which became the books of choice for secret societies and occult organizations that endured […]