Researchers simulated the device's ancient gear system to find out whether the contraption actually worked. Apparently, it ...

For centuries, the glorious works of Herodotus, the ancient Greek historian often dubbed the 'Father of History,' have ...

The Greek government quickly stepped in to salvage the wreckage, confirming that the ship had sunk circa 70 to 60 BCE. Art from the ancient world was among the items recovered, but so was a ...

Roman ships equipped with bronze rams sank dozens of Carthaginian ships during a major naval battle in 241 BCE – now we know how the rams were made ...

As well as discovering the 14-metre long boat, known as the Kyrenia, over 300 amphorae, a type of ancient storage container, ...

Her new book, "A Greek Tragedy: One Day, A Deadly Shipwreck, And The Human Cost Of The Refugee Crisis." Jeanne Carstensen has reported for The New York Times, Foreign Policy and "The World" from PRX, ...