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Were Ancient Greeks Obsessed With Board Games?
Ancient Greeks spent much of their time playing board games practically on a daily basis. They were a beloved part of ancient Greek culture....
Submerged Ancient Greek City Resurfaces in Turkey
The ruins of an ancient Greek city in Asia Minor have become visible recently for the first time in three decades due to a...
Mysterious Geometry ‘Connects’ Ancient Greek Temples
Sacred geometry is a concept developed in ancient times grounded on the idea that the world is created based on a consistent geometrical pattern
Diocles of Carystus: The “Younger Hippocrates” of Greek Medicine
Very few figures of the ancient Greek world of medicine loom as large as Diocles of Carystus, even though he is not as widely...
Snakes, Apes and Ferrets: The Ancient Greek Love of Pets
Animals were an important part of life in antiquity, and the Ancient Greeks loved their pets. Ancient sources tell us that they kept a...
The Greek Professor Who Chose Death
Dimitris Liantinis was a Greek philosopher and professor who believed that ancient Greeks were so preoccupied with the idea of death that it formed...
Did Ancient Greeks Enjoy Swimming and Going to the Beach?
Every summer, Greeks flock to the beaches of the Aegean and Ionian seas to swim and get a tan. But did the ancient Greeks enjoy the beach?
The Ancient Greek Letter That Was Eaten by Mice
Correspondence on an ancient Greek letter that was eaten by mice is certainly one of the funniest anecdotal archaeological findings.
There is also a message...
How Did Ancient Greek Armies Feed Their Soldiers?
"An army marches on its stomach," the famous French general and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte is believed to have said. This statement would have rung...
The Most Important Ancient Greek Colonies in History
The first ancient Greek colonies were established as early as the 8th century BC, while wide colonization continued through the 5th