The Monastery of Simonos Petra clings almost impossibly to a sheer cliff above the Aegean Sea in northern Greece.

A team from Heidelberg University excavating in Iraq made a spectacular find: In the throne room of the North Palace of King ...

For over two thousand years, successive societies forged the civilization of ancient Greece. From the early societies of the ...

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Credit: kshelbz, CC0, Wikimedia Commons The May Day wreath has its roots in Ancient Greece. The name of the month of May, or Maios in Greek (Μάιος), originates from the ancient goddess Maia (in Greek ...

Greece is home to some of the world’s most extraordinary heritage sites. These range from ancient buildings — such as the extraordinary monasteries of Meteora, perched high on sandstone ...

A slow road trip along mainland Greece’s coastline takes you from ... sea fortresses to quiet beaches just a short drive from ancient temples. There are plenty of opportunities to stop off ...

Instead, Punic people shared an ancestry profile resembling those of ancient inhabitants of Greece and Sicily. Over time, North African ancestry entered the mix — reflecting the rise of Carthage ...

In France, Breton is heard in Brittany. Amazing Maps outlined data from 2011 and 2007 in 2023. But more modern data suggests some positive change for the UK’s non-English languages. Article ...

The Peloponnese peninsula is an enchanting and lesser known part of southern Greece, which feels like sacred ground between ancient ruins ... the majestic ruins of Corinth.

When the ancient ... Congress of Corinth in 481 BC, they united against Persia. King Xerxes, the son of Darius, ascended to the throne when his father died in 486 BC. He took it as his duty to ...

Greece on Wednesday issued an act establishing the National Spatial Strategy for Maritime Space (NSSMS), which specifies and maps Greece’s Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP). It is the first time that ...