When Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BCE, he signaled the beginning of the era of Ptolemaic rule. His general ...

A sleepy peninsula west of Athens, the Peloponnese offers uniquely Greek experiences ranging from visits to olive farms, boat ...

A newly spotlighted artifact from ancient Mesopotamia is offering a rare window into how one of the world’s earliest ...

The activity beneath the Earth’s surface is often undetectable to us, but it has the power to shape land masses […] ...

A digital map of ancient Greece and the known ancient world as traveled by ancient geographers has been created by researchers at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The map lets users ...

As the primary antibiotic used to treat gonorrhoea - an ancient STI referenced in the Bible ... using our interactive map. Typical symptoms of gonorrhoea, formerly known as “the clap”, include ...

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures from ancient Greek and Roman mythology. In Greek and Roman ...

Asclepius’ cult spread across ancient Greece, giving rise to the Asclepieia—sacred healing temples. Here, the sick would sleep, hoping for divine dreams revealing cures, a practice that echoes modern ...

Productions often revisit ancient texts, reinterpreting them for contemporary audiences, while new works address modern issues like migration and economic struggle. The National Theatre of Greece, ...

The maps generated by WXCharts on March 20 show suggest that, on April 2, parts of the Italian mainland, Sicily, Croatia and even mainland Greece will be hit by rain and snow. At the time when ...

Alice explores the spectacular Greek archaeology of the Cyclades Islands, including Delos, where the Temple of Apollo once stood. Later Alice takes the boat to Türkiye.