For hundreds of years historians and archaeologists have been trying to find answers as to how the great Minoan civilization of Crete came to an end, but no definitive answer has ever been found. A ...

Some of the most prominent priesthoods held by women in ancient Greece included: Athena Polias at Athens Demeter and Kore at Eleusis Hera at Argos Pythia at Delphi These priestesses were honored and ...

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Professor Alice Roberts takes to the railways of Greece and Turkey as she learns about ancient Greek civilisation, which has had a powerful effect on modern life. In the northern Greek city of ...

For centuries, historians and linguists have been searching for the cradle of the Indo-Europeans, an ancient people who shaped history and created the world’s largest language family ...

Prehistoric people may have used throwing spears to hunt large animals 300,000 years ago – and perhaps as far back as 2 million years ago. A new analysis of preserved wooden spears indicates ...

They were usually adult males singled out for their extreme effeminacy and nonnormative sexual desires. The cinaedus was already a recognizable figure in ancient Greece and was first mentioned in the ...

By Graham Bowley The Metropolitan Museum of Art is returning to Greece the bronze head of a ... that has been expanded from six to 11. The ancient Greeks often decorated their bronze cauldrons ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Greece’s New President Constantine Tassoulas, center, takes an oath next to Archbishop of Athens and All ...

The origin of the Huns in fourth-century Europe has long been debated, but centuries-old DNA has revealed their diverse backgrounds.

This course examines the gripping drama of ancient Roman politics, from the struggle for freedom to the temptations of empire, as it is notoriously described by Machiavelli in “The Prince,” and ...

Under the plan, Greece will also upgrade older F-16 fighter jets to “Viper” level and upgrade four German-made MEKO 200 frigates already serving in the navy. A third source said that the plan will ...