The Odeon of Herod Atticus recently opened the 70th season of the annual Athens Epidaurus Festival, a cherished annual ...

Lavender, one of the most popular herbs in the world, has been highly valued and cultivated since ancient Greek times.

Public baths also often featured gymnasiums, libraries, restaurants and exercise yards. Archaeological evidence suggests even ...

Ctesibius was a pioneering inventor of ancient Greece whose work in pneumatics and hydraulics shaped technologies still in ...

At the Pollentia site, archaeologists also found the remains of pigs, sheep, goat, fish and shellfish – showing how varied ...

Palaeontologists used ancient molecules to identify a cranium found near Harbin in northeastern China as belonging to the ...

Experts in London have spent three months piecing together the shattered remains of Roman artworks, revealing luxurious ...

Researchers have recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient Egypt about 5,000 years ago. A team of Washington State University-led researchers ...

Crete, the largest Greek island, has been producing wine for thousands of years. Archaeological evidence from Myrtos suggests ...

Thousands of newly discovered fragments, which once adorned a high-status Roman building, offer an unprecedented glimpse into ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Humans have spent thousands of years experimenting with weight loss aids. While Ozempic and Wegovy may be generating headlines ...

In ancient Greece, Olympic victors were crowned with olive branches, while Homer referred to the antioxidant-rich juice as “liquid gold” in his epic poems. Today, Greece remains one of the ...