The Babylonian oldest map solved revealing ancient beliefs about Mesopotamia and mysterious lands beyond the known world.

Throughout the centuries, the mythical Stone Tower has been a fascinating enigma for geographers, historians, and archaeologists worldwide. This location is mentioned in Claudius Ptolemy’s Geography ...

The European Academy of Sciences and Arts has elected renowned Greek director Yannis Smaragdis as a full member.

Giannis Smaragdis was born in 1946 in Heraklion, Crete. He studied directing in Greece and Paris. He debuted in 1972 with the ...

From the expansive Mauryan Empire, which laid the brass tacks for a unified India, to the culturally rich Gupta Empire, maps ...

Ruled by Hammurabi, restored by Nebuchadrezzar, conquered by Cyrus—this city in the heart of Mesopotamia was both desired and despised, placing it at the center stage of the dawn of history.

Eventually, nine muses were identified, covering every branch of the arts, in the ancient Greek poet Hesiod’s introduction to Theogony, his epic poem about mythical stories and characters (circa ...

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Armed with new tools, scholars are finally able to read papyrus scrolls long deemed too fragile to open. The breakthrough ...

The man, who has not been identified, was found in the Vouraikos gorge in Kalavryta after his friends called emergency ...

One user posted: "'What's the capital of Greece? ' Malik 'Rome'," while another quipped: "Rome is a Greek city, is it? #TippingPoint." Another added: "Ah yes, that well-known Greek capital city ...