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The Illyrians can be traced back to the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age, starting as a collection of tribes that were a...

The ancient Greek sanctuary and theater of Dodona, home to the oldest oracle,  and located in Epirus, northwestern Greece, are part of a uniquely...

The hydraulic telegraph, invented by the ancient Greeks, had the capacity to send long-distance messages as early as the fourth century BC. The ingenious apparatus...

World history could have been very different than what it is today had the ancient Greeks not halted the expansion of Persia through a...

The ancient Greeks and Romans were responsible for some of the world's earliest banking systems, with the Athenians developing a sophisticated banking system in...

When the ancient Greeks faced the Persian navy in the Battle of Artemisium, they set the tone for the Battle of Salamis that kicked the Persians out

A Solar eclipse was one of the phenomena that prompted the ancient Greeks to come up with the most brilliant astronomic discoveries.

The ancient Greeks developed sophisticated units of measurement ranging from measuring length, distance, volume, and weight of solids and liquids. Naturally, the units varied according...

Chess has been receiving increased attention in the media, as Greek players are performing very well. Lately, the Greek chess team became the highest-ranked...

A recent DNA study by an international team of scientists showed when Ancient Greeks colonized Magna Graecia in Italy. Magna Graecia is the name of...