The first is ΟΔΥCCEOC, the Greek genitive (i.e. possessive or attributive) case of Odysseus which suggests a writer referring to the location as the hero’s palace or temple.

AI models have successfully restored damaged Greek inscriptions, translated ancient Akkadian tablets, and even predicted the origins and dates of previously undated texts.

The new software, named Ithaca, is trained on a dataset of some 78,608 ancient Greek inscriptions, each of which is labeled with metadata describing where and when it was written (to the best of ...

Inscriptions provide an invaluable insight into the ancient world. But over the centuries, many inscriptions have been damaged and exist in fragmented or semi-legible forms, making the job of ...

An ancient Greek inscription on a marble slab has been sitting in a museum for over 130 years. Researchers have learned it's a list of young men who had graduated from a military training class.

Ancient Greek inscriptions point to the ‘Sanctuary of Odysseus’ Archeologists continue to shed light on the historical origins behind Homer’s ‘Odyssey.’ Andrew Paul Jun 16, 2025 10:53 AM EDT ...