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 ...

It was purportedly grown in the Hanging Gardens of Babylon where it was used for medicinal purposes in ancient Greece. It has been cultivated since at least the 16th century in England. Although it is ...

A digital map of ancient Greece and the known ancient world as traveled by ancient ... The digital and freely accessible historical geography application PERIPLUS, which has been operating since May ...

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 ...

A haunting new immersive experience is about to take over a historic venue in Toronto, transforming the space into Ancient Greece for a daring retelling of a story we all know. The name Medusa ...

Credit: vediphile / CC BY-SA 4.0 Researchers have developed an algorithm that maps shared ancestry across geography and time in a move that could reshape how scientists study human genetic diversity.

remains a mystery, thrilling archaeologists and volunteers. An ancient bronze griffin head, stolen nearly a century ago, was repatriated to Greece from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art on March ...

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 ...

In Athens, Alice explores the origins of theatre and local ancient Thespis, who liked a drink or two. Alice also meets a Greek politician to discuss the return of the Elgin Marbles.