Alexander the Great entered history for eternity on this day, April 1, in 334 BC,…
Tag: ancient Greek history
Archaeological sites and museums that reveal the ancient past of Macedonia. Thessaloniki itself is a…
Archaic Greece was the period in Greek history lasting from circa 800 BC to the…
The conquests of Alexander the Great and the Wars of his Successors opened Asia to…
In 2017, Egypt unveiled over 40 mummies dating back to the Ptolemaic era at a…
The Spartans chronicles the rise and fall of one of the most extreme civilisations the…
Archaeologists found some massive ruins in Samikon and identified a 2,600-year-old temple within a long-lost sanctuary of Poseidon, photos show. Photo from the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports
Archaeologists in Greece have uncovered a remarkable find: 29 rare coins dating back to ancient…
There is no doubt that Ephesus is one of the best-preserved ancient cities in the…
Byzantine scholar Helene Glykatzi-Ahrweiler is certain that Philip II is not buried in the tomb…
Handshaking was common practice among the Ancient Greeks. It was depicted on Greek pottery, and Ancient Greek tombstones would often show a carved handshake as a bond between the living and the dead.
A mosaic floor featuring an image of a lion has been unearthed in northwestern Turkey…
Neo-Palatial period of Minoan civilisation 1600 BCE in Crete, Greece. It is believed that in…
Discovered within the historical site of Lerna in Greece’s Argolid region, the ‘House of Tiles’ stands as a significant relic of ancient history. Recognised as Greece’s oldest standing house, it offers a unique glimpse into the Early Bronze Age, dating back to roughly 2800-2200 BCE.
During my stay in Jammu and Kashmir’s largest and oldest museum at Srinagar and in…
The first Armenian who participated in the Ancient Olympic Games and won the Olympic Games…
Alexander the Great, otherwise referred to as the “King of Kings”, was born on July…
Although Alexander the Great began his epic campaign as retribution against the Persians for their…
Alexander the Great entered history for eternity on this day, April 1, in 334 BC…
A detailed examination of the history of Alexander the Great in India, particularly in Malana…
