The Battle of Mycale was a pivotal moment in ancient Greek history, marking the end of the second Persian invasion of Greece.
On the west bank of the Achelous are the remains of one of the oldest shipyards in antiquity, that of the ancient Greek city ...
Few plants are more celebrated in Egyptian mythology than the blue lotus, a stunning water lily that stars in some of ...
About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important places in the ancient world. The Greeks were great thinkers, warriors, writers, actors, athletes, artists, architects and politicians.
Even more damaging, Balanos used iron clamps like the one seen here to hold blocks together. The ancient Greeks had done the same, but they had coated their iron with lead to prevent rusting.
One group argues the script has links to Indo-European languages such as ancient Sanskrit, which spawned many languages now spoken across northern India. Most scholars believe Aryan migrants from ...