In the ancient city of Orraon or Horreum in Epirus, Greece, one can still see the best preserved ancient houses from the Classical and Hellenistic...

The mystery of the origins of the Etruscan people—the center of an enigma that stretches back millennia—has recently been solved, due to the...

Taxation in ancient Greece was much different than any modern system. It’s difficult to imagine now, but, in ancient Greece, the richest of the...

The archaeological site of the Amphipolis tomb in Eastern Macedonia, Greece is set to open to visitors by 2028, it was recently announced. This is a...

As the world watches the gymnastics events at the Tokyo Olympics, we remember the ancient Greeks, who started the history of gymnastics.

The reach of speaking is both in what is spoken and – even more – in its visibility of non-verbal communication that accompanies told. However,...

Today, Greece is full of churches, crosses, and biblical iconography. Of course, it was not always like this. Throughout most of antiquity, the people...

Griffins, the unique mythological creatures with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion, were often mentioned in ancient Greek plays

Today, Greece is full of churches, crosses, and biblical iconography. Of course, it was not always like this. Throughout most of antiquity, the people...

The little-known site, Iklaina, on the Peloponnesian peninsula was a major center of Mycenaean culture; findings now indicate that it was the very...