In the early Bronze Age, a piece of bread was buried beneath the threshold of a newly built house in what is today central ...

This armor wasn't just for show. It could have seen deadly combat during the epic Trojan War.

The largest and most lavish tomb ever built in ancient Macedonia may have been designed to fill with sunlight on the winter ...

An archaeological dig on the island of Paros, renowned for its marble, has discovered an ancient Greek sculpture workshop.

The most popular destinations in Greece for honeymooners tend to be Santorini, Mykonos, and Crete. But with half a dozen ...

A tomb that may have been built for a close friend of Alexander the Great may be aligned with the winter solstice.

Ancient Athens was a vibrant and dynamic society, famous for producing great works of art, philosophy, and culture.

We are so used to our modern hygiene rituals that we often don’t think about what life and self-care were like in the past.

As far back as the 8th century BC, the ancient Greeks had invented a large, round shield that became an essential part of warfare.

Long before chickpeas gained global stardom, it was the fava bean – broad, earthy and ancient – that fed empires!From the fields of the eastern Mediterranean to the souks of Cairo, fava beans have ...

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For the Greeks, the idea was a fluid one—a literal place and a civic ideal that allowed for democracy to flourish.