One key factor in the flourishing of ancient Greek trade was the presence of sanctuaries at ports, which provided neutral ground and facilitated safe transactions with foreign cities.
Sanctuaries were traditionally located at the center of cities, designed to attract...
Greece has recorded its highest-ever count of Eleonora’s falcons, with provisional results from the country’s latest national census estimating 13,262 breeding pairs.
The figure is nearly seven percent higher than the previous nationwide survey, conducted between 2004 and 2006, which...
The decisive victory of Syracuse Greeks over the Carthaginians in the Battle of Himera in 480 BC secured Ancient Greek rule in the 5th century Mediterranean.
Syracuse in Sicily was a city founded by Ancient Greek Corinthians and Teneans that...
To most people today, Corsica is associated with rugged mountains, quiet beaches, and dramatic Mediterranean coastal beauty that resembles but also differs significantly from that of France. Yet more than two thousand five hundred years ago, the Ancient Greeks...
Cyprus has long been one of the most important cultural crossroads of the Mediterranean, home to remarkable Byzantine art treasures shaped by influences from Europe, Asia, and Africa. However, the island has preserved a distinct cultural identity throughout the...
Archaeologists in North Macedonia have recently uncovered the remains of a mansion from the Hellenistic period, a discovery that sheds light on the area's ties with the Ancient Greek world.
According to researcher Dejan Gjorgjievski, the excavation of the NL...
A newly documented sighting off the island of Nisyros has confirmed the presence of the tropical yellowbar angelfish (Pomacanthus maculosus), another non-native marine species, in the waters of Greece. Spotted and photographed during an organized dive along a rocky...
For those heading to the Mediterranean this summer, there can be no better way to enjoy the glimmering azure waters than with a plunge into one of the many natural pools across the Greek islands.
These pools are typically formed...
Few living organisms on Earth have witnessed as much history as the olive tree. Across Greece and the Mediterranean, ancient olive trees have survived wars, invasions, earthquakes, droughts, wildfires, and the rise and fall of civilizations. Some were already...
In what is shaping up to be the largest cultural property interception in federal history, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents in Tampa are currently cataloging more than 12,000 ancient artifacts from the Eastern Mediterranean. The staggering collection was seized...
