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There weren't prisons in ancient Greece as we know them today, only temporary detention centers as criminals were either fined, exiled, or executed. The concept...

Ancient Greeks spent much of their time playing board games practically on a daily basis. They were a beloved part of ancient Greek culture....

In Plato's account of Atlantis, found in both Timaeus and Critias, the legendary island civilization supposedly fought a war against the Greeks. This is a vital...

A rare painting by celebrated 19th century Greek master Nikiforos Lytras could fetch a quarter of a million euro at auction on June 19.

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

A new book published recently makes the controversial claim that the Greek tycoon Aristotle Onassis was bisexual and treated his wife Jackie Kennedy Onassis...

We all know the ancient Greek city-state of Athens, the main urban center that flourished and became a true superpower during the 5th and...

Sparta, a hardened military society, had its own secret service called the Crypteia. This was a group of men specially trained for covert operations...

Most discussions about the real history of the ancient city of Troy explain the fact that this city appears in Bronze Age Hittite records....

Plutarch was an ancient Greek biographer, who, among others, wrote about Alexander the Great. His works had a powerful influence on the evolution of the...