Xenophon's Anabasis follows the journey of ten thousand Greek mercenaries and their families trapped deep behind enemy lines. Their gripping escape became the stuff of legend. Interwoven within the ...

Over the centuries, poets have often used ancient Greece as their "muse," resulting in some of the most magnificent poems ever written.

Astrology, the belief that the positions of celestial bodies influence earthly events and human lives, has been a pervasive ...

Archeologists have searched for the ancient Trojan city of Tenea since 1984. They believe they have just now uncovered it. Before this excavation, the only knowledge that historians and experts had ...

Steven Nelson, convicted in the killing of an Arlington priest in 2011, is set to be executed on Tuesday. Hummingbirds are a ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A woman poses for a photo in front Caryatid statues that prop up the porch of the 5th century B.C ...

It was the year 160 AD when Appius Annius Atilius Bradua filed a complaint before the Roman Senate regarding the murder of ...

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It is possible to trace the story of humanity through the metal that we have extracted from the Earth's surface.

Dean Kalimniou explores the unacknowledged world of non-Greek Greek speakers: how diverse communities embrace and preserve ...

The ancient Turkish city of Hierapolis, now home to Pamukkale resorts, also has to the oldest "Gate to Hell" on Earth. This ...

Aegean Airlines, Greece’s largest airline, announced two additional flights on Monday and one on Tuesday, traveling to and from Santorini, to help residents and visitors leave the island.