Hailed as the “greatest discovery since the Dead Sea Scrolls,” a nearly 1,800-year-old mosaic from Megiddo, Israel, featuring an inscription mentioning Jesus in ancient Greek, has made its US debut at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. The exhibit, “The Megiddo Mosaic: Foundations of Faith,” offers a rare glimpse into the lives and beliefs of an early Christian community.
Ancient Greece
Dating back to 591 BC in Egypt, a Greek mercenary soldier carved the following phrase…
The period spanned roughly from 1100 to 750 BC, marking a mysterious chapter in ancient…
The recent discovery of ancient mosaics in Zeugma, an ancient Greek city located in today’s…
Pelasgos was a mythical ruler of ancient Greece. He is said to have been the…
Theodore G. Koukoulis, a renowned archaeologist with degrees in B.A. and M.Litt, delves into the…
For his revenge in Greece, the Achaemenid king mobilised men from all over the empire.…
Perched upon a strategic hill overlooking the Albanian plains, the Acropolis of Apollonia offers a poignant glimpse into the enduring influence of Hellenic civilization. This archaeological treasure, situated near the modern city of Fier, marks the location of Apollonia of Illyria, a once-thriving Corinthian colony founded in the 6th century BCE. More than just a defensive stronghold, the Acropolis served as the cultural and religious heart of Apollonia.
The Battle of Marathon in 490 BC was a pivotal event in the Greco-Persian Wars.…
Sparta was one of the most efficient and strongest of the leading Greek city-states of…
The Silver Shields (Argyraspides) were an elite unit of veteran soldiers in the ancient Macedonian…
The city of Pergamon, located in what is now modern-day Turkey, represents a fascinating narrative…
During his ambitious campaign to conquer the world, the young Macedonian king invaded India in…
In this post, we’ll dissect the common misconceptions and actual events of the Battle of…
One of the world’s pre-eminent scholars on Ancient Greek history, Professor Paul Cartledge of Cambridge…
In the ancient ruins of Akrotiri on the Greek island of Santorini, archaeologists unearthed one of the most fascinating discoveries of the Bronze Age: a sophisticated plumbing system that reveals just how advanced this ancient society was.
One of the most famous conflicts in ancient history was the clash between the Achaemenid…
The Bosporan Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of the Cimmerian Bosporus (Ancient Greek: Βασιλεία…
The Corinthian helmet and greave, dating back 2,500 years, are iconic artefacts from ancient Greece…
Knowledge can be a wonderful thing, but in the case of the ancient philosopher and…