HISTORY

Prehistoric names and early exploration Australia, before the arrival of Europeans, had many different names from the indigenous peoples who lived there. There was no single name for the entire continent, as indigenous communities had their own languages and names for their…

Have you ever imagined Greeks fighting Sasquatches? A fleet in battle formations against giant whales? Towns made of bones? Fish people and Sun-loving cults coming in contact with the Hellenistic era explorers? Nearchus: A Journey into the Unknown. You recently asked for…

Pytheas of Massalia, a geographer from the Greek colony of Massalia, the modern-day city of Marseille in southern France, was the first-ever Mediterranean person to reach and explore not only Great Britain but as far north as the Arctic Circle. The intrepid…

Ancient Greece is known across the globe for its vast contributions to the very foundations of our modern world. Western ideals which we sometimes take for granted, such as Democratic rule, as well as what we see today as basic human rights,…

In a time when the women were offered few opportunities, the role of the Pythia stands out. The priestess was at the centre of the ancient world and the most important figure in one of the most powerful religious institutions of the…