A mysterious inscription on an ancient Sphinx that puzzled scientists for decades has finally been deciphered as Greek writing. For decades, scholars examined the drawing, attempting to decode the ...

How was Winter Solstice Celebrated in Ancient Greece? Image:The women of Amphissa, Greece. Credit: Public Domain The winter solstice occurs on December 21st in our current calendar and marks the ...

What was it like to live in an ancient Greek family? What was everyday life like in ancient Greece? Find out about family life, entertainment, food and fashion. Who were the ancient Greek gods and ...

In ancient Greece, wealthy men often gathered for decadent banquets called symposia. Not only an occasion for thinking and philosophizing, the symposium was also a place for enjoying women ...

Not all Britons, of course – but it was not a small contingent who took ancient Greece and Rome with them to the subcontinent. In part, Classics was an affectation; speaking Latin was a sign that you ...

On May 29th, Twitter user @thetornuproad [8] quoted the meme by saying, "random person who has a crush on me: omg … we could go on picnics … listen to sufjan stevens togetber / me: WHO ARE YOU I AM ...

Odometer fraud is becoming a growing concern for used car buyers, with more than 2.14 million vehicles on U.S. roads potentially showing falsified mileage in 2024, according to a new report from ...

ATHENS, GREECE—Greece repatriated more than 1,000 ancient coins to Turkey at a ceremony in Athens attended by Greece’s Culture Minister Lina Mendoni and Turkey’s Culture Minister Mehmet Nuri ...

A general view of the New Railway Station of the Thessaloniki Metro before its official opening, Thessaloniki, Greece, Nov. 30, 2024. (EPA Photo) Tunneling followed ancient commercial routes through ...

Dec. 12, 2024 — Neanderthal genes make up 1-2% of the genomes of non-Africans. Scientists analyzed the lengths of regions of Neanderthal DNA in 58 ancient Eurasian genomes of early modern humans ...

One major reason why ancient Greece was dominated by small city-states and independent towns, rather than by one all-powerful king, is its geography. The country's mountainous terrain, many ...