The Greeks have long had a tradition and spirit of exploration, travelling far from their…
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When we think of extraterrestrial life we evoke images of Roswell or the X-files, BUT…
An artificial Intelligence system named “Ithaca” could bring to life ancient Greek texts by filling-in…
Although women in Ancient Greece had few rights – unable to vote, own land, or…
Zendaya dazzles as the face – and the feet – of Valentino’s Rendez-Vous Spring 2022 collection, which appears to be heavily inspired by the footwear of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
February 9 has officially been declared as International Greek Language Day and is a day for Greeks and…
It is world-famous for the Roman ruins of Herculaneum and Pompeii, destroyed through the eruption…
During a routine mine excavation the Syrian Engineering corps found a unique looking slab of…
The Delphic maxims that formed the very foundation of Stoicism cut to the core of our existence, telling us how to be fulfilled, content, at ease with others and ourselves – in short, how to be happy.
Fact of the day: Football was invented in ancient Greece.
In a bid to distance itself from a series of embarrassing scandals, Facebook renames itself ‘Meta’. Like so many other things, we have the ancient Greeks to thank for the word ‘meta’, which was a word they used to mean “after” or “beyond.”
Microsoft founder and the world’s fourth-richest person, Bill Gates, visited the ancient Greek city of Ephesus and Christian pilgrimage sites on the southwestern shores of Turkey with his super-luxury yacht on Friday.
Archeologists uncovered 1,500-year-old mosaics believed to be above Peter and Andrew’s home
Archaeologists have uncovered 400 rock-cut tombs decorated with images of grapes and flowers, dating back…
Unearthed ancient Greek mosaics of Amazon women are among the artefacts currently undergoing restoration work …
New research into a little-known text written in ancient Greek shows that ‘stressed poetry’, the…
Kyrenia (Ancient Greek: Κυρήνη), or more commonly known today as Cyrene, was founded as a…
Painter and muralist, Fikos is the creator of the largest mural in the history of Greek and Byzantine art. Entitled ‘Earth&Sky’ the 46-metre high masterpiece covers the side of a seventeen-storey building taking the internationally acclaimed artist just thirteen days to paint.
Donald Kagan, the celebrated American historian and classicist who specialised in Ancient Greece died last…
Invented in Ancient Greece, the cheesecake was initially served to the athletes of the first-ever Olympic Games to provide them with much needed energy to compete.