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Ancient Greeks Feared Zombies

According to deviant burials unearthed at the necropolis of Greek colony Passo Mariano in Sicily, Italy, modern Greeks are not the first generation to fear the walking dead. According to the unique graves that were unearthed in the ancient cemetery, ancient Greeks feared...

Divers Discover Metal Linked to Mythical Island of Atlantis in Ancient Greek Shipwreck

A team of divers have discovered dozens of pieces of ancient metals from a shipwreck, aged 2,600 years, off the coast of Sicily island, in the south of Italy. According to "Archaeology Magazine," the wreck belongs to a Greek...

Adrift Ship Carrying 200 Illegal Migrants Spotted Near Pylos

On the morning of December 19, a ship carrying some 200 illegal migrants was found floating adrift, 117 nautical miles southwest of the Greek town of Pylos in the Peloponnese, after the Italian coast guard alerted the Unified Search and...

Treasures from Greek Shipwreck in Sicily to Be Revealed

A Greek shipwreck that dates back to 218 B.C. was found approximately 40 kilometers north of Sicily, Italy. The findings are considered very important and divers from the United States have arrived in Sicily in order to try to collect...

Sicily Excavation Reveals Biggest Ancient Greek Pottery Workshop Ever Discovered

German archaeologists working in an excavation in Selinunte, Sicily, have unearthed "the largest ancient Greek pottery workshop" from the ancient world, according to Discovery News.  Selinunte, located on the southwest coast of Sicily, was colonized by Greeks in the seventh...

Greek, Italian Activists Launch Flotilla Against Syria Chemicals

A group of 40 Greek and Italian activists set off in a flotilla from the port of Chania on the island of Crete, Greece, on Friday to protest for the destruction of Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons in the sea,...

Dolce & Gabbana Inspired by Greek Antiquity

In the Milan Fashion Week, that took place in Milan on September 22, the fashion duo Dolce&Gabbana presented their new collection for summer and spring 2014. The fashion duo looked back to the ancient past of Domenico Dolce’s native land,...