Ancient Greeks developed sophisticated units of measurement ranging from measuring length, distance, volume, and weight of solids and liquids ...

While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...

The trail’s 215 miles connect ancient road networks with modern hiking paths, tracing rivers, twisting up gorges and traversing the ruins of Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine cities. Map ...

Using advanced drone-deployed LiDAR and ground penetrating radar technologies, researchers from Macedonia’s Institute and ...

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

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

The pope’s funeral will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said. The funeral Mass ...

Over 120 years ago, sponge divers off the coast of the Greek island Antikythera unearthed one of the most enigmatic ...

The ancient ... discovered coins, axes and textile tools, game pieces, pottery, and even a clay theater ticket at the site, suggesting that the area was a thriving city before Rome’s rise ...

Baklava predates the countries of both Turkey and Greece ... island in the ancient Aegean Sea, between 800 and 700 B.C. The recipes we know today are probably a combination of Roman and Greek ...

In the betrothal ceremony of ancient Greece, a father would hand over his ... married Greek and Roman men were free to satisfy their sexual urges with concubines, prostitutes and even teenage ...

Finally, a hoard of more than 500 coins, dating from AD330 ... in AD324 and attributing his success to Christianity Ancient Rome was a pagan empire, believing in a pantheon of gods, which included ...