Laconic Greek, the dialect once spoken by the ancient Spartans, is one of the most fascinating examples of linguistic ...

The Yedi Kule castle, also known by its Greek name Eptapyrgio ("Seven Towers") was a prison where communist sympathizers were tortured and executed during Greece's 1946-49 Civil War and immediately ...

Archaeologists recently excavated an ancient workshop on Paros, Greece, revealing unfinished sculptures and intriguing artifacts from the Classical period.

Local officials say another series of unmarked graves — this one containing 14 individuals — has been dug up in a park in the ...

What did the ancient Greeks and Egyptians call the pyramids, and what did these ancient words originally mean?

Just as many-faceted as the birthstones themselves, though, are the origins of their names. A great many of them came into ...

“Others believe the name itself comes from the ancient Greek verb ‘to smell,’ or ‘ozo,’” says Myrto Spentzas, co-owner of Spentzas Distillery in Mytilene, Greece, makers of ...

Dioscorides, a renowned ancient Greek physician and pharmacologist ... The word “diabetes” itself originates from the Greek verb “diabainein,” meaning “to pass through,” referring to the excessive ...

The vibrant period of Ancient Greek civilization from 1200 BCE to 323 BCE gave us exceptional achievements that we continue to benefit from today. It was a long stretch of time that spanned from ...

In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology.

The Greek municipality of Tenea boasts a rich ancient history—and the archaeological artifacts to prove it. Finds in the region have long hinted at a once-thriving settlement, with the latest ...

Here’s how it works. A rare "Corinthian" helmet from ancient Greece will go up for auction in London later this month. Such helmets were iconic of the ancient Greek style of infantry fighting ...