Should we blame Ancient Greece and its perception of male beautyfor the cultural obsession with six-pack abdominals?
The hydraulic telegraph, a telecommunications device invented by ancient Greeks, allowed the sending of long distance ...
Now, Franck Goddio, the French underwater archaeologist who rediscovered Thonis-Heracleion, says the 82-foot-long (25-meter-long) military ship was discovered in the major canal that flowed along the ...
The fortress covers approximately 8,000 square meters, making it three times larger than a previously discovered fortress at the same site from the 1980s. Tourism and Antiquities Minister Sherif Fathy ...
Sparta was an ancient Greek city-state located in the region of Laconia, in the Peloponnese. It was known for its military ...
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How Did Ancient Greece Start?

Before philosophers, democracy, and empire, there was a land of scattered tribes surrounded by sea and stone. This video uncovers how geography, trade, and war gave birth to one of the greatest ...
Cairo: Egypt s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Saturday the discovery of a military fortress from the New Kingdom era near the ...
On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered ancient Egyptian ...
A 2,000-year-old tombstone of a Roman sailor that was found in New Orleans will be repatriated to a museum in Civitavecchia, ...
The ancient fortress of Nahavand, also known as the Yazdegerd Citadel, is set to undergo restoration as part of a significant ...
Popular culture has mythologised The Spartans as militaristic warriors but how much of what we think we know is actually true ...
On the Peloponnese, a visionary project unites heritage, sustainability, golf, and world-class hospitality — and upends every ...