In the ancient Greek city of Gela, Sicily, a significant archaeological discovery has emerged: a well-preserved osteotheca from the 6th century B.C. containing the remains of a child. This find sheds ...

In 1962, archaeologists uncovered an extraordinary artifact in a tomb near Thessaloniki, Greece—the Derveni Papyrus.

European travel expert Rick Steves speaks highly of Greece's previous capital. The historic city has access to glorious ...

Discovered on accident in Rimini, Italy, this surgeon’s house and the hooks, scalpels, and mortars inside have expanded what ...

Pella reached its zenith during the 4th century BCE under the rule of Philip II and his son Alexander the Great. Alexander ...

Is the famous legend of Jason and the Argonauts based on real events? This article reveals that the legend appears remarkably ...

Who was Byzas, the legendary Greek founder of the city of Byzantium? This article examines where he was from, what he did, ...

UK scientists have announced what they term a “historic breakthrough,” after the first image of the inside of a scroll carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago was uncovered.

The few that could be opened were philosophical texts written in ancient Greek. But most of the scrolls were so badly damaged, they were considered illegible. More recently, researchers managed to ...

ATHENS, Greece -- Earthquakes rattled Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes through the night and into Wednesday as authorities bolstered their emergency plans in case the ...

Linguists and archaeologists have long argued about which group of ancient people spoke the original Indo-European language. A new study in the journal Nature throws a new theory into the fray.

ATHENS, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Hundreds more people were expected to leave Greece's Santorini island on Wednesday as tremors shook the popular summer tourist destination for a sixth day. About 10,000 ...