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10 historic Greek wonders away from the islands
The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...
A Roman Gladiator and a Lion Met in Combat. Only One Walked Away.
A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the ...
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Oldest-Known Hymn Inspires New Worship Song
Historian teams up with Chris Tomlin and Hillsong’s Ben Fielding to adapt rare music dating back to the third century.
The Garden of Pythia: Oracles and AI installation turn Greek landscape into living artwork
Greece's Delphi oracle is the inspiration behind an immersive art installation by data artist Charles Sandison that's aimed ...
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2,000-year-old Greek lecture hall discovered in Italy is first of its kind
The lecture hall was discovered during excavations at Agrigento, the site of the largest ancient Greek settlement in Sicily. Photo by Thomas Lappi and Monika Trümper, FU Berlin, Institute of ...
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Meet Father Spyridon: A Greek monk in an ancient cliffside monastery keeps island life together
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, carved into ...
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The Only Ancient Greek Theater on the Ionian Islands Is Finally Unearthed
The researchers have also estimated that construction on the theater began around the 4th century B.C.E., when ancient Lefkada was experiencing economic prosperity. “Although damaged by time ...
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Life-size sculptures uncovered in Pompeii show that ancient women didn't just have to be wives to make a difference
Visitors to the site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman town buried (and so preserved ... and surmounted by the astonishing relief sculpture of the woman and man. They're standing side by side, but ...