From peaches and lentils to your favourite herb, ancient Mediterranean doctors had strong opinions about what you should (and ...

A plant used by the ancient Greeks for medicine, food and even contraception, was one of the most sought-after goods in the ...

Olive trees were a vital resource for the ancient Mediterranean world. They provided wood for shipbuilding (and Heracles’ ...

The region was popular in the 1960s but lost some sheen as Santorini and Mykonos took flight. Today, Athens’ glittering ...

There's so much more to Greece than Athens, Santorini, and Mykonos. Here are the best places to visit, from historic cities ...

From creamy tzatziki to hearty moussaka, these 5 iconic Greek recipes capture the essence of the Mediterranean kitchen.

We made it with Breakstone’s cream cheese with whole eggs and cream. Everybody else was making cheesecake with cottage cheese ...

Archaeologists excavating a site in Mallorca have discovered Roman-era fast food which dates back 2,000 years, within a pile ...

Ancient Greek city of Finziade in Italy yielded discoveries of clay molds, a shrine, a statuette, and a dice like those used ...

Some people think that learning history might be useless. "It already happened, what's the point?" Yet the truth is that ...

Most Greek and Roman doctors believed that ... was advised to eat “nourishing,” fortifying food like pork or beef. An ancient office worker stuck behind a desk all day doing bookkeeping ...

Greek yogurt, a creamy, protein-packed strained yogurt, is crafted by fermenting milk with live bacterial cultures and straining out whey and lactose. This process yields a thicker texture and higher ...