The showdown between the ancient Greek city states and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia was one of the pivotal moments of ...

Many of our practices and behaviours go back four thousand years. For example, the Danish archaeologists found evidence that ...

Unlike tales of sunken treasure laden with gold and gems, this modest 14-meter Greek merchant vessel carried a more humble cargo: nearly 400 amphorae filled ...

Greek castles remind us of impressive stories from their epic past, some ranked among the best-preserved buildings in Europe.

However, researchers have uncovered what they believe to be a massive subterranean gold deposit, potentially the largest of ...

In the 18th Century BC ... About 300 years later, the Emperor Constantine, after converting to Christianity, abolished crucifixion and other cruel death penalties in the Roman Empire.

The 2,000-year-old artifacts exhibit a rare blend of aesthetic influences (from Persian to Classical Greek and Roman ... Founded around 300 b.c. by Seleucus I, a Macedonian general who won ...

Seafaring Corinthians founded Lefkada around the 7th century BC and it became a wealthy port. The remains of the theatre, which overlook the coast, are situated some 3km south from the modern city ...

When Ridley Scott announced a sequel to a great epic classic after 24 years, expectations were understandably high. With the ...

The Annunciation Greek Church on Hershey Avenue in Lancaster city recently finished a 10-year project for installing a new iconography. The iconograph covers the walls and ceilings and tells the ...