New research traces Mesopotamian origins of writing back to trade symbols, shedding light on the evolution of written ...

the Greek Orthodox monk is in charge of hauling the library at St Catherine's into the 21st Century. This ancient collection of liturgical texts, including some of the earliest Christian writing ...

Taken as a whole, this volume argues that studying ancient literary history should not only provide insight into the Greek and Roman world but also provoke us to think reflexively about how we go ...