Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean, is a dream destination for road trip enthusiasts. Its varied landscapes, beautiful beaches, historic towns and picturesque villages provide an ...

Widely regarded as one of the greatest minds of antiquity, Archimedes made significant contributions to mathematics, ...

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Some things never change -- humor, luckily, is one thing that hasn't changed a great deal, as we can see by the comedies of Ancient Greece.

Sports tourism in ancient Greece was widespread, especially to the athletic events of the games at Olympia, Delphi, Isthmia and Nemea.

Dec. 12, 2024 — Neanderthal genes make up 1-2% of the genomes of non-Africans. Scientists analyzed the lengths of regions of Neanderthal DNA in 58 ancient Eurasian genomes of early modern humans ...

There’s a quote on my desktop from the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius that I’m making the subject of my New Year’s resolution in 2025. It goes like this: “How much time he ...

She was the daughter of Agathocles, the tyrant of Syracuse, a key political figure in the Greek world. Lanassa’s marriage to King Pyrrhus of Epirus ... Lanassa's life demonstrates the often-overlooked ...

The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance between Athens and Syracuse. Load Map What is the travel distance between Syracuse, United States and Athens, Greece? How many miles ...

COVID wasn't the only time humanity faced a disease crisis. These seven ancient plagues changed the course of history as we ...

But George Osborne said "a lot of progress" had been made in talks to lend the antiquities to Greece. The sculptures offer a unique insight in to the culture of the ancient Greeks, so how did they ...