October 12, 2023
Western astrology, rooted in Babylonian tradition, underwent a multifaceted evolution, primarily shaped by ancient Greek cultural influences. Early Greek texts, such as Hesiod’s poems dating back […]
October 12, 2023
New evidence say that the Parthenon sculptures were colorful and had detailed designs with human figures and palm leaf patterns. This revelation comes from a study […]
September 19, 2023
Many of the oldest inhabited cities in Greece are still standing against all odds. They have survived to this day to narrate the history of Ancient […]
September 19, 2023
A recent DNA study by an international team of scientists showed when Ancient Greeks colonized Magna Graecia in Italy. Magna Graecia is the name of the […]
August 10, 2023
The ancient Greek thinker Anaximander, who was born in the third year of the 42nd Olympiad, or 610 BC, and who lived until c. 546 BC, was a […]
August 10, 2023
The Celts were an ethnic group living to the far west of Greece during the Iron Age. They lived in France, Britain, Ireland, Spain, and Portugal. […]
July 25, 2023
For the first time, scientists have recently obtained genetic material and analyzed genome sequences from the ancient Minoans and Mycenaeans, who lived three to five thousand […]
July 25, 2023
A stunning fresco discovered amongst the ruins of ancient Pompeii in 2018 depicts a sensual scene of the Roman god Jupiter, disguised as a swan, and […]
July 3, 2023
The Suda, the massive tome written by a Byzantine scholar around the year 1100, was one of the world’s first encyclopedias and lexicons. Created as both […]