The engraved marble fragment likely came from an archaic temple called the Hekatompedon, making it around 2,600 years old ...

The Jockey of Artemision is a magnificent surviving statue from Ancient Greece and a rare example of a racehorse in Greek ...

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

Giannis and his agents, Giorgos Panou and Alex Saratsis, share the story of how they found Giannis in Greece and helped him transition into an NBA star.

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

When rolled on a moist clay tablet, these engravings left low-relief markings, signifying that the object's owner authorized ...

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 ...

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.

Cleopatra VII is one of those historical figures whose name sparks instant recognition, but how much do we really know about ...

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