Recently, more and more foreign authors have been turning to ancient Greece to get inspiration for their novels.

One of the most outstanding messengers in ancient history was Euchid, who gained fame for his journey following the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC. It is believed that he covered an impressive distance ...

Walking into the ruins of an ancient tomb in southern Greece, archaeologists inadvertently joined a centuries-long tradition. The 2,400-year-old tomb had seen all manner of visitors from mourners to ...

The ancient tradition of the Bell People in the Greek village of Distomo marks the end of carnival. Revelers clad themselves in animal skins and heavy bronze bells.

Did the Ancient Greeks really invent the Olympics? What did they wear? How did they party? What did Ancient Greek music sound like? In the first episode of a new series, host of 'The Ancients' podcast ...

A n international team of underwater archaeologists recently completed a new phase of excavations at the submerged site of ...

This has a few gameplay implications, one of which are the Ancient Memories that can be found in Avowed. Not only do these provide some backstory for the world, but they also unlock powerful ...

Based on a myth first told in Greece over 2,500 years ago, Hadestown is a modern retelling of the story of lovers Orpheus and Eurydice. In ancient Greece, Orpheus was considered the greatest of ...

Emma Paolin (left) and Abdelrazek Elnaggar (right) take a sample of the smell of an ancient sarcophagus. Cecilia Bembibre “It was absolutely mind-boggling that the nine mummies smell so ...

They found that when birds evolve ... Ancient Egyptian Mummified Bodies Smell 'Woody,' 'Spicy' and 'Sweet' Feb. 14, 2025 — Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet ...

The materials unearthed during the excavations by TNSDA in the ancient port town of Korkai in Thoothukudi district in 1968-69 and in recent years had shed light on the long-established trade ...

Professor Alice Roberts takes to the railways of Greece and Turkey as she learns about ancient Greek civilisation, which has had a powerful effect on modern life. In the northern Greek city of ...