The ancient people of Mount Athos, Greece probably owed their longevity to bizarre eating habits such as snake-eating. Legends, myths, mystical...

Alexander the Great was a remarkable figure in Greek history for many reasons. However, one remarkable fact unknown to many is that Alexander the...

In Greek mythology, the hero Theseus is most famous for his conflict with the Minotaur in the Labyrinth on Crete. However, this was not his biggest...

Perperikon, one of the oldest cities in the world, made of stone and only discovered in the 20th century in Bulgaria, shed light on one of the...

Melampus, a legendary figure in ancient Greek mythology, is renowned as one of the earliest and most powerful iatromantis—a seer and healer...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art returned an ancient bronze griffin’s head to Greece after determining that the 7th-century BC artifact was stolen...

  An ancient Greek lekythos (oil flask) is repatriated to Greece from the United States after the museum where it was displayed decided to...

Few symbols in human history have captured the imagination quite like the Gorgoneion—Medusa’s petrifying face, with her hair made of writhing...

When we think about important innovations of ancient Greece, our minds immediately turn to philosophy, mathematics, architecture and other aspects of...

Male beauty and strength were highly valued by the ancient Greeks, as evidenced by sculptures and other works of art, and were celebrated at a special...