Although the Greeks and Romans linked environmental harm with climate change to a more limited extent than we do today, they ...

Rock icon Mick Jagger was immersed in the historical grandeur of Crete, concluding his visit with praise for the island's ancient sites.

After the latest dig season, archaeologists announced a wealth of treasure surfaced from the popular tourist destination, ...

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Salt has been with humankind almost since the beginning of time. Its usefulness as a seasoning and preservative extends to other historical applications, both therapeutic and ritual, so it is not surp ...

From the first whispers of Greek mythology to the philosophical writings that shaped the Western mind, one belief remained ...

He was the mathematician who ran through the streets shouting “Eureka!” — but that was only a glimpse of his genius.

Hygieia was a prominent figure in both ancient Greek and Roman mythology—she was the daughter of Asclepius, the god of medicine. Hygieia (from whose name we get the word ‘hygiene’) was known as the ...

There are few confirmed details about the Poseidon, named after the ancient Greek god of the sea, but it is essentially a nuclear-capable cross between a torpedo and a drone.

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Gitana was the second, and one of the most important, capitals and political centers of Ancient Thesprotia, a region in ...