The Arian bishop Ulfilas devised a new alphabet for the Germanic Gothic language to translate the Bible, largely based on Greek.

Think you know your ABCs? Think again! From the letter J (which showed up centuries late) to the silent K that once loved the sound of its own voice, the English alphabet is packed with quirky ...

A letter claimed to have been written by a possessed nun almost 350 years ago has finally been translated. Sister Maria Crocifissa della Concezione was found on August 11, 1676 on the floor of her ...

A ceramic artifact excavated from Egypt's famed Alexandria Harbor may contain the first-known reference to Jesus Christ.

Georgios Gemistos Pletho, the last great Greek Platonist, inspired the Renaissance with his radical vision for Hellenism and ...

For Marcus Daly, the phrase “downward dog” likely conjured an image of an obedient canine. History suggests yoga first ...