According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, megacities are defined as urban agglomerations ...

Two recently discovered ancient gold rings set with garnets reveal how Greek trends and customs became part of life in ...

Carl Sagan explains how Eratosthenes used shadows and simple math to prove the Earth isn’t flat—over 2,000 years ago!

Nemrut Dağ stands at a crossroads where Persia met Greece in the ancient world. Its remote location meant that it was not scrutinized by Greek and Latin authors. But the site’s glory was ...

Nearchus, the Navigator, bridged East and West with a daring voyage that reshaped ancient maritime strategy and trade routes.

The Milesian School was based in Miletus and produced three great thinkers who were the pioneers of philosophy in ancient ...

“We know the names of many female artists and writers, but possess the works of few.” (p. 3) ...

Have you ever thought what it’s like to sip wine under the Mediterranean sun, covered by rolling hills and historic ruins?

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For more than two thousand years, people have mapped the stars. But a new study claims one of the world’s oldest surviving ...

The Parthenon, a mid-5th-century temple atop the hill of the Acropolis, is dedicated to Athena, the Greek deity of wisdom and ...

Officials in the popular Mediterranean filming location are looking to reassure anxious producers over ongoing delays with ...