Alexander the Great is said to have rejected a colossal Mount Athos project that could have been the eighth wonder of the ...

The sanctuaries and temples of ancient Olympia are some of the oldest and most important in all of Ancient Greece.

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Greek lawmakers have elected a former parliament speaker and leading advocate for the return of the disputed Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum as the country’s new president ...

New research has uncovered the earliest traces of lead contamination caused by human activities, linking the development of ...

The discovery might illuminate the link between the blue pigment's ancient Egyptian roots and its rediscovery by Renaissance ...

New sites and artifacts are found all the time, revealing forgotten secrets of the past. In the heart of Rome, a dazzling blue material dating back 2,000 years was uncovered, captivating ...

Excavations at Domus Aurea, the former imperial residence of Roman emperor Nero, have yielded remnants of the rare Egyptian ...

Jet2CityBreaks has expanded its Discover More collection to include Athens and Rome, offering customers guided tours of historic landmarks in both ancient capitals. The packages include flights, ...

Archaeologists excavating near the Colosseum found a rare chunk of Egyptian ... This remarkable find offers a peek into ancient Roman craftsmanship and the unique materials they utilized.

WASHINGTON — Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland ...

Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece and the Aegean Sea have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution in the environment dating to around 5,200 years ago ...