A major discovery has been made in the waters near Santa Maria del Focallo, a coastal area in Ispica, Sicily, Italy. A group of researchers exploring underwater sites found an ancient shipwreck ...

Demosthenes’ heavily armored hoplites had no hope of outrunning the lightly armed Aetolian infantry and were continually struck by missiles until the entire Athenian army broke and fled the ...

BCE, two great figures of ancient military history passed away. One was the Roman Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus; the ...

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DNA Evidence Rewrites Story of People Buried in Pompeii Eruption Nov. 7, 2024 — Researchers have used ancient DNA to challenge long-held interpretations of the people of Pompeii. Contrary to ...

Greece faced 9,500 wildfires in 2023, its hottest and driest year on record, burning nearly 44,500 hectares of land. While the number of fires rose by 7.5% compared to the last 20 years, swift action ...

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Dating back to 1400 BC, the Oracle of Delphi was the most important shrine in all Greece, and in theory all Greeks respected its independence. Built around a sacred spring, Delphi was considered ...

Sparta had a highly unusual system of government. Two kings ruled the city, but a 28-member 'council of elders' limited their powers. These men were recruited from the highest social class, the ...

As its name indicates, the Spanish Cape of Finisterre (finis terrae) was considered in Antiquity as the westernmost limit of ...

ATHENS, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Greece announced a new round of power bill subsidies on Friday to help households grappling with rising electricity costs in December. Greece spent nearly 10 billion ...