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Polycrates was the first ruler in ancient Greece to understand the importance of controlling the seas, and as such he commanded the most powerful...

Kerameikos is the name of an Athenian demo formerly known as the potters' quarter, today the largest necropolis in Greece.

Standing on a bastion at the very entrance to the imposing Acropolis Hill of Athens stands a masterpiece of the Greek temples—that of Athena...

Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was strongly critical of the Turkish government's decision to convert the Byzantine Chora Monastery from a museum...

This remarkable Corinthian-style helmet from the Battle of Marathon was reputedly found in 1834 with a human skull still inside. It now forms part of...

Archaeologists have discovered a 2,300-year-old ancient gold ring set with a precious stone in the City of David, Jerusalem, which was reportedly made for...

Ancient Greek philosopher Anaxagoras was the one who introduced the concept of the universal mind (nous) as the motive cause of the cosmos. The...

When one thinks of ancient Greece, the stereotypical image is often that of a wise philosopher in flowing white robes or a hoplite in...

Archaeologists are not a product of recent times. Scholars delving into the distant past or young people digging in the ground to discover ancient...

There are a million different theories about why great empires fall, and the real reasons are painstakingly multifaceted, but one theory that has been...