THE island of Thassos in Greece is often overlooked in favour of other Greek islands – but is set to get even more popular.

THE island of Thassos in Greece is often overlooked in favour of ... One of the main destinations on the island is the Ancient Agora, a site with old temples, remains of sanctuaries, an ancient ...

A square theater like the one found in Greece's ancient Calydon provides a fascinating glimpse into theatrical traditions of ...

The unique ancient Greek board game Zatrikion discovered at the Knossos Palace shows that the ancients had a penchant for leisurely games.

“Others believe the name itself comes from the ancient Greek verb ‘to smell,’ or ‘ozo,’” says Myrto Spentzas, co-owner of Spentzas Distillery in Mytilene, Greece, makers of ...

But it wasn’t until 1786, when William Jones, a British judge stationed in India, proposed a link among Latin, Greek and Sanskrit, that the idea of a common lingual ancestor was taken seriously.

Located in the northern Sinai Desert, the site is shedding new light on defensive structures built to protect Egypt's eastern borders ...

While this is the clearest known evidence for the ancient Egyptians understanding the Milky Way, others examples have also been found to reveal the knowledge of the cosmos. Ancient Egyptians were ...