But the ancient Greeks certainly had numbers. In fact, they had what was in some ways a much more elegant system than the clunky Roman numerals—like I, II, III—that we still occasionally adopt ...

The Tsimane—like the ancient Greeks and Romans—have a preindustrial lifestyle that is very physically active, and they have extremely low rates of dementia.

Theophrastus, was an ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded Aristotle and became the father of botany. What was his ...

The ancient Egyptian pyramids have stood for thousands of years and are among the world's most enduring monuments. But what did the pyramids look like when they were first built?

What did the ancient Greeks believe in? Learn about the ancient Greek beliefs - their gods, heroes, myths and legends in this BBC Bitesize year 3/4 History guide.

You might think age-related dementia has been with us all along, stretching back to the ancient world. But a new analysis of classical Greek and Roman medical texts suggests that severe memory loss — ...

It is token-operated and looks like a large and complex Connect 4. ... These conditions did not survive the fall of the ancient Greek world.

With my guidance, he delivered an impressive spread. It was quite a feat considering modern staples like potatoes, rice, pasta, lemons, tomatoes and sugar had not yet been introduced. To help Nikos ...

What did the ancient Greeks discover? Learn about how the Greeks changed the world – including philosophy, science, sport and democracy - in this BBC Bitesize year 3/4 guide.

Even Pythagoras, whose triangles we navigate with easy examples like “3, 4, 5,” or “5, 12, 13,” was way more interested in diagrams than in specific situations. But the ancient Greeks ...