People are now able to walk through the ancient site of Olympia as it stood more than 2,000 years ago, thanks to artificial intelligence.
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Fact of the day: Football was invented in ancient Greece.
A 1,400 year old amethyst ring found by archeologists was most probably worn by a wealthy wine taster in an attempt to ward off a hangover – a myth that originated in Greece and was widely shared in the ancient world.
Olympia(Ολυμπία) is one of the most influential and famous ancient Greek sanctuaries, located in western…
In a bid to distance itself from a series of embarrassing scandals, Facebook renames itself ‘Meta’. Like so many other things, we have the ancient Greeks to thank for the word ‘meta’, which was a word they used to mean “after” or “beyond.”
Academy award winning actress Angelina Jolie has announced that she is working on a new project that has ties in Greece, leaving fans wondering what…where…when…?!
Meet Agnodice (Αγνοδίκη,) the first female midwife in ancient Athens according to the Roman author…
Microsoft founder and the world’s fourth-richest person, Bill Gates, visited the ancient Greek city of Ephesus and Christian pilgrimage sites on the southwestern shores of Turkey with his super-luxury yacht on Friday.
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts invites visitors to the opening of its five newly transformed…
This papyrus, dated to between the 5th and 7th centuries [late Ancient/Early Medieval period], is…
This is the story about how the quest to create an extra virgin olive oil based beard balm led to the launch of a new Hellenic inspired streetwear brand. Infused with the ‘spirit of the Hellenic warrior’, The Imperial General has been embraced by the Greek diaspora as well as martial artists wishing to represent the brand and all that it signifies. We speak to Nick, the man behind the brand, to find out more.
The “Mitos” project – an ongoing ethnographic series by Greek photographer Michael Pappas that focuses on local costumes throughout Greece – is described as a compelling and beautiful tribute to Greece.
A headless statue of the Greek mythological goddess of health, Hygeia has been unearthed in…
Glimpse through stunning Hellas House in Shanghai Walking passed Hellas House in the centre of…
Kyrenia (Ancient Greek: Κυρήνη), or more commonly known today as Cyrene, was founded as a…
In this week’s column for the repatriation of the Parthenon sculptures, Don Morgan Nielsen opens the case for a legal challenge at the International Court of Justice.
The so-called historian, Elena Kotsaki, reached a new low after accusing Greece of “stealing history…
It is well-known that the academic mathematicians of ancient Greece made a hugely significant contribution to world thought. However, the ancient inhabitants of the tiny village of Pyrgi on the island of Chios present to us their mathematical brilliance in a more unexpected way – through their design tradition, patterns called xysta.
Donald Kagan, the celebrated American historian and classicist who specialised in Ancient Greece died last…
From 776 BCE to 393 CE the Ancient Olympic games were held every four years, or Olympiad, which became a unit of time in historical chronologies.