The Athens Marathon the Authentic was established to commemorate the historic run of Pheidippides, an Athenian soldier who ran from the battlefield at Marathon to inform his fellow Greeks that the ...

From the death cults of Egypt to the fearsome yet sophisticated society of the Vikings, the ancient world was a surprising and challenging place. Explore the in-depth sections below. The ancient ...

In 1977, archaeologist Manolis Andronikos unearthed a magnificent tomb at Vergina, Greece, forever changing our understanding of ancient Macedonia. Inside lay the remains of Philip II, father of ...

Found in a cremation cemetery in Belgium, the skeleton includes bones dating to the Neolithic period and a Roman-era skull, according to a new study Sonja Anderson The 4,500-year-old pyramids of ...

In addition to designated National holidays, various public holidays are observed in local communities or municipalities. Greek law mandates that every Sunday throughout the year is designated as a ...

This map shows the approximate location of the major tribes who lived in Britain at the time of the Roman Conquest of Britain in the First Century AD. The sole source for the existence and ...

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