The appearance of Egyptian elements, including deities, characters, and motifs, in Greek mythology has been the subject of scholarly study, and is attributed to the close interaction of the two civilizations.
According to Ruth Ilsley Hicks, a classics scholar at...
Argos governed a small empire fairly early in Greece's history, which has mostly been forgotten today. The evidence for this Argive empire is mostly seen in ancient written documents. What territory did the forgotten empire of Argos rule over,...
The legendary founder of Alexander the Great's dynasty of ancient Greece was supposedly King Caranus. According to ancient records, he was the son of Temenus, the great-great-grandson of Heracles. However, did he actually exist? Many modern scholars argue he...
Greece officially inaugurated the newly restored Archaeological Museum of Argos, delivering a premier cultural landmark back to the region’s residents and visitors.
Closed since 2014, the fully modernized museum reopens after a complex structural expansion and upgrade. The exhibition area...
The Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates was the first to use the word hysteria, which derives from the Greek word hysteron (uterus), for an ailment that affected only women.
The Father of Medicine developed the theory of the movement of the...
While Athens and Sparta dominate history book pages, there are lesser known ancient Greek city-states that played an important role in the spread of Greek civilization.
City-states such as Thebes in Central Greece, Argos and Corinth in the Peloponnese peninsula,...
King Agamemnon is one of the most famous and significant characters of Greek mythology. He was the leader of the Greek forces that attacked the city of Troy during the Trojan War. But was Agamemnon real, or was he...
Temenus was one of the most significant figures in Greek legendary history. Although no one can say with certainty whether he truly existed, the actions attributed to him dramatically reshaped the course of Ancient Greece. He led his fellow...
Six cities in Greece, the cradle of Europe, are among the ten cities on the continent that remain continuously inhabited, with the oldest Greek city, Athens, established around 5000 BC.
The continent owes its name to Greek mythology. Europe (Ευρώπη)...
Many of the oldest inhabited cities in Greece are still standing against all odds. They have survived to this day to narrate the history of Ancient Greece and confirm its influence in Western civilization. In these cities, one finds...
