However, this longing for yesteryears isn't new. The concept of nostalgia... Olympus is widely recognized today as the mountain home of the ancient Greek gods—a majestic, cloud-topped peak reigning ...

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Sappho (the poetess) and Alcaeus. What are the top poems inspired by ancient Greece? Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Walters Museum Poetry stands as one of humanity’s oldest art ...

They were found in a peat bog in northeastern Greece near the island of Thasos, an ancient hub for silver mining and metalwork. “Peat cores don’t receive any fluvial [river] input, so it’s ...

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Rome authorities this month opened a new archaeological park and museum in the shadow of the Colosseum that features an original marble map of Ancient Rome that visitors can literally walk over.

Schools on four Greek islands—Santorini, Amorgos, Anafi, and Ios—will remain closed until February 14 due to ongoing seismic activity. Since February 1, over 800 tremors have been recorded, with 11 ...

The toxic metal later condensed as dust and settled onto the soil. Listen to Story Levels of lead contamination remained fairly low and localized in ancient Greece Researchers detected “a very strong ...

Because of its position on a peninsula between two ancient fortresses, Corfu Town has played an important role in Greek history since the eighth century B.C. and continues to be a vivacious center ...

Little of the text has been deciphered so far. One of the few words that has been made out is the ancient Greek for "disgust". Peter Toth, a curator at the Bodleian Library, said: "We need better ...

Many small boats and chartered yachts from other Cycladic islands and mainland Greece make port here along the golden sandy shorelines. The westernmost point of Mykonos, the beach area of Agios ...

Ancient Egyptian person: Well it’s not! We need to know exactly when the river will flood, so that we plant our crops at the right time. That way, we can take advantage of all the nutrients left ...