New archaeological evidence is helping rewrite old myths about disabled people in the ancient world. Early Roman Empire depiction of a Freedman and Freedwoman, 30-15 BCE. British Museum, London, UK.

Sobek, crocodile-headed god of the Nile; Sekhmet, leonine goddess of war; Anubis, jackal god of the underworld; and Hathor, mother goddess with a cow’s horns: The ancient Egyptian pantheon of gods was ...

In the depths of winter, fire was the living center of the Ancient Greek home as well as of the city-state. Credit: Greek Reporter archive For the Ancient Greeks, winter was a heavy season, shaped by ...

The ancient Greek Seven Sages played a significant and pioneering role, with teachings expressed in short maxims. Credit: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0 Ancient Greece was the cradle of Western ...