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A magnificent marble bust of Helios, the ancient Greek sun god, that was unearthed at the ancient Agora of Athens in 1970 is one...

The depiction of a beloved 'Simpsons' character has been discovered inside a 3,500-year-old mummy's sarcophagus in Egypt. Archaeologists found the inner lid featured a drawing...

The ruins of an ancient Greek city in Asia Minor have become visible recently for the first time in three decades due to a...

Pythagoras, one of the greatest philosophers and intellectuals of Greek history had an obsession, or rather a dislike for fava beans. His discoveries regarding several mathematical...

The ancient Greek city of Corinth was founded in the Neolithic Period sometime between 5000 to 3000 BC, but it became a major city-state...

Sacred geometry is a concept developed in ancient times grounded on the idea that the world is created based on a consistent geometrical pattern

Archaeologists have discovered a 3,600-year-old workshop on a Greek island that once produced a rare purple dye from snail glands. This purple dye was...

Epaminondas was a general and statesman who beat the Spartans and, for a short period in 4th century BC, made Thebes the greatest power...

Many factors played into the annihilation of the ancient Greek city of Thebes. Arrogance was one of them. Despite its fabled history, Thebes hardly...

An "idiot" who in modern use, is a stupid or foolish person, for ancient Greeks had a different meaning and did not carry the...