A new survey of an iconic ancient shipwreck off the coast of Greece has revealed new treasures — and the remains of a second sunken vessel — more than 2,000 years after it plunged to the bottom of the ...

But the mind palace is a real mnemonic device, and Watson’s description is fairly accurate, says Long. More commonly known as ...

From historic hillside cities to island destinations, these are 15 of the best towns and cities to visit in Greece. Take a break from ancient Greece and turn a page to the era of the Crusades in ...

In 1908, an archaeologist in Crete discovered a small clay disk bearing unknown symbols. Now known as the Phaistos disk, it remains a modern enigma. The Phaistos disk from circa 1700 B.C. The signs ...

The helmet was made in the Corinthian style, though historians don't know whether the style actually originated in Corinth. Apollo Art Auctions A rare ancient Greek helmet is heading to the auction ...

After the passing of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C.E., the generals that succeeded him fought one another for control of the empire he left behind. One of the most brutal episodes of this ...

On my first visit to the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece, I don’t remember what exactly prompted me to jump in a rental car and start exploring. I do remember the route: it was a narrow road ...

There are three peninsulas that stretch, finger-like, from Thessaloniki, Greece’s second city, into the Aegean Sea. Together they make up the region of Halkidiki, and each has its own flavour. Athos ...

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