The ancient Greek city-state of Syracuse on the eastern coast of Sicily started as a colony and became a Greek metropolis.
The first kind of love the Greeks defined was eros, named after the Greek god of carnal love and fertility. It represents ...
There were muses specifically for comedy, tragedy and even erotica. The oldest was Calliope, mother of the legendary musician ...
The ancient Greek language and culture spread through Africa following the conquests of Alexander the Great on the continent.
Did you think Junior's in New York City invented cheesecake? Think again, because this classic dessert goes way back to the ...
Archeologists in Croatia have discovered remnants of a Greek settlement called Epetion, previously known only from ancient ...
The Antikythera Mechanism, a 2,000-year-old astronomical calculator, holds the title of the world's earliest known analog computer. A new study by the UCL Antikythera Research Team, published in ...
In total, the rampart measures about 230 feet long and 10 feet high at its tallest point, archaeologist Marina Ugarković said ...
the pebbled design is part of a 2,400-year-old floor Sonja Anderson Houses and businesses across the Greek capital incorporate—or obscure—structures spanning the city’s ancient, Byzantine ...
Archaeologists in Bulgaria have identified an “exceptionally well-preserved” marble statue of a Roman man that was uncovered ...
Aaron Taylor-Johnson is the world’s most handsome man, according to a study based on ancient Greek beauty standards. The ...
Screen stars Mark Strong and Lesley Manville return to the London stage in director Robert Icke’s adaptation, “Oedipus,” ...