Ancient Greek pottery

Ancient Greece

An engraving from Ulrich Molitor’s ‘On witches and female soothsayers’, depicting witches bringing down the rain. Germany, 15th century. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

A spell-binding history of witches

Schama on 'Civilisations'. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

In ‘Venus Uncovered’ on BBC Four, Wednesday 15 November at 9pm, Bettany Hughes investigates the mythological figure of Venus. (© Sandstone Global/Image by Tim Knight)

Bettany Hughes on the symbol of Venus

The ‘Father of History’ and India in the British empire. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A history of Istanbul. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bettany Hughes on the history of Istanbul. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Acropolis Museum Athens, combines modern and ancient

ExploreAthens: a city of ancient sites and modern visions. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Yangguan Museum and a statue of Zhang Qian. (Getty Images)

Global encounters of the ancient kind

The Cold War and the history of philosophy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Jacobites and the Ancient World. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bust of Homer c850 BC. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

“We are all Trojans...”: Homer’s poetic legacy

A combo picture of two images taken 13 August 2002 at Cairo Museum shows a foot of a mummy missing its big toe and beside it a prosthetic toe of leather and wood to replace the amputated real one. (Photo by Marwan Naamani/AFP/Getty Images)

Q&AHow long have people used prosthetic limbs?

Democracy and an age of genius. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A global view of history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

7 phases of the history of Artificial intelligence

A section of the Seikilos epitaph, the oldest surviving complete musical composition in the world

Q&AWhat is the oldest-known song?

An undated portrait of Hypatia

My history hero: Hypatia (cAD 370–415). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Showering, teeth brushing and donning underwear: the strange history of our daily routine

Saranda Kolones, Kato Pathos Archaeological Park

My favourite place: Cyprus

Ancient cities and the Norman conquest. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ancient thinkers and the history of madness. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A sack of red beans

Q&AWhy do we say ‘spill the beans’?

A portrait of greek scientist Claudius Ptolemy

Books interview with Steven Weinberg: "The history of science can prevent us from making the mistakes of the past"

The life of Keynes and a trip to Ancient Greece. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A statue of Aphrodite

Christianity’s rocky relationship with sex

Bathhouse

Waking up with Plato: the history of our morning routine

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Q&AWhy do we say ‘resting on your laurels’?

Photo of marble relief depicting Hippocrates

Why did Hippocrates eat earwax?

In focus: Aesop and his fables

An ancient Greek gold coin

Q&AWhen were the first coins made?