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Ancient Greece
The Greek City of Rome Before the Romans
Many people are familiar with the legend of Romulus and Remus, which supposedly explains the origin of the ancient city of Rome. Romulus established this city on the Palatine Hill after he and his brother had been abandoned on...
Ancient Greece
The Mysterious Nabataeans and the Greek Influence
Is the history of the Nabataeans mysterious or lost? The Kingdom of the Nabataeans has not been substantially recorded by scholars and archaeologists alike, but that is changing. The question is if there is any connection between the Nabataeans...
Ancient Greece
Was the Golden Fleece Mentioned in Greek Mythology Real?
The story of Jason and the Argonauts is one of the most famous stories in Greek mythology. It is a classic quest story, and the goal at the end of the quest is the Golden Fleece. This is what...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Phoenician Plaque Unearthed in Cyprus
An ancient Phoenician plaque, a stone pillar and the remains of boatsheds were unearthed as a result of recent archaeological excavations in Kition-Pampoula, Cyprus.
The archaeologists working under the auspices of the Department of Antiquities released their year-end report of...
Archaeology
Pluto’s Gate To Hell Found In Turkey
The ruins of an ancient mythological cave in Turkey, believed to be the “gate to hell” emitting fatal carbon fumes, has emerged from the northwestern party of the counttry, Italian archaeologists have announced.
Known as Pluto's Gate -- Ploutonion in...