From whistling arrows and trumpeting elephants to battle cries and eerie horns, ancient soldiers used sound to frighten and confuse their enemies

Since antiquity people have harnessed sound as a weapon, and the practice continues – in new high-tech ways – today.

Adrienne Mayor, Research Scholar, Classics and History and Philosophy of Science, Stanford University • conversation
Aug. 3, 2022 • ~10 min

How ideas from ancient Greek philosophy may have driven civilization toward climate change

The Athens fires were a dangerous reflection of Atomist philosophies that see the world as exploitable, for sale and open to waste and abuse.

Kathleen Dean Moore, Distinguished Professor Emerita, Oregon State University • conversation
Oct. 20, 2021 • ~9 min

Teeth of fallen soldiers hold evidence that foreigners fought alongside ancient Greeks, challenging millennia of military history

Are the descriptions of war passed down by ancient historians accurate? A site in Sicily provided a rare chance to fact-check stories told about two battles from more than 2,400 years ago.

Katherine Reinberger, Ph.D. Candidate in Anthropology, University of Georgia • conversation
May 12, 2021 • ~10 min

Four amazing astronomical discoveries from ancient Greece

From the Moon's size to the first calculator, the ancients made some jawdropping discoveries without modern technology.

Ian Whittaker, Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
April 24, 2020 • ~8 min

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