Israeli archeologists may have discovered the first-ever tomb of a woman known as a "hetaira" to Alexander the Great's army in Ancient Greece. A hetaira, or courtesan, was an "esteemed escort," said ...

Human remains buried with a 2,300-year-old bronze mirror in Israel may be the first ever found of an ancient Greek courtesan who accompanied the Hellenistic armies on their campaigns. When you ...

Peter Hunt, associate professor and chair of classics, demonstrates a mock blood sacrifice during a spear-and-formation exercise in his Alexander the Great and the Rise of Macedonia class. Photo by ...

Our understanding of ancient history is largely shaped by what elite men said about themselves and each other. Their mothers, sisters and daughters are mostly missing from the story. Their lost voices ...