As the Egyptian civilization faded, the Greek one emerged around 700 BC. The Greek civilization prevailed until "the end of antiquity" around 600 AD. The Greeks were great philosophers and their ...

Helen King has received funding from the Wellcome Trust. The ancient Greeks are widely seen as having been the founders of Western medicine more than 2,000 years ago. But since then our understanding ...

There’s fresh interest in a fabled shrub on the Aegean island of Chios. A mastic tree at night the island of Chios in Greece. Islanders use the tree’s resin as a cure-all, and pharmaceutical companies ...

Medicine has evolved dramatically over the centuries, but many of its earliest forms continue to influence healing today. From herbal traditions to spiritual practices, ancient medicinal systems laid ...

Ancient Rome was a flourishing civilization that started around 800 BC and existed for approximately 1200 years. It started off in Rome, and grew into one of the largest and most powerful empires in ...