Lost Works of Mathematician Apollonius Hidden in Ancient Arabic Manuscript, Proof of Intellectual Exchange Apollonius, the Greek mathematician, was known to the ancient world as "The Great Geometer," ...

If not for the work of two scholars, Alice Kober and Michael Ventris, the ancient Greek script Linear B would likely still be a mystery.

Lost manuscripts written by the famous Greek mathematician Apollonius of Perga were discovered in the Netherlands. The ancient finds are located at Leiden University Libraries.

Focusing on the life of Italian scholar Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, this is a superbly written effort to capture the power ...

struggles and triumphs of a queer English Burmese actor is the topic of our January book club discussion. A Hamptons vacation and a prank gone wrong anchor Burke’s new book, “The Note.” ...

This unique degree programme offers training in an unparalleled range of ancient languages and their associated history ... The department strives to keep additional costs low. Books and journal ...

grammar, and translation, which took 12 hours to complete. "At first, it was an exam for a small elite who wanted to study English as an academic subject, like Latin or Ancient Greek," says Dr ...

The Sterkfontein excavation site, which exposes the ancient deposits that once formed underground and contain Australopithecus fossils. The fossil-bearing red sediments clearly contrast with the grey ...

Since then, she’s written essays, a memoir and a children’s book. Now, after 12 years, her long-awaited fourth novel, “Dream Count,” arrives. It tells the story of four women — a ...

Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...

In the literary world, this year is shaping up to be a good one for fans of cultural criticism: There are new books about Better ... we’re finally getting an English translation of her latest ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. A thriller, a dystopia, a Gothic novel about a family curse: Genre lovers have options in this week’s recommended books ...