The construction ingenuity of Athens' Parthenon has enabled it to miraculously survive natural disasters such as earthquakes.

In our modern world, moving at such an ultra-fast pace, it can feel like our cities are getting stripped of their history and ...

The Assassin's Creed series has taken us to many locales, and these are by far the best settings we've visited in the games.

WASHINGTON — Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland ...

Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece and the Aegean Sea have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution in the environment dating to around 5,200 years ago ...

even reflecting historical events such as the conquest of Greece by the Romans. The Aegean region gave rise to some of the earliest cultures of ancient Europe. The research team investigated when ...

This unique degree programme offers training in an unparalleled range of ancient languages and their associated history, culture and textual traditions. Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin ...

The best places to visit in Greece appeal to every sort of traveler. For those in pursuit of historical sites, its ancient ruins ... and—of course—the Parthenon. Better yet, head to a rooftop ...

A team of scientists from Montana State University, the U.S. Geological Survey and collaborating institutions discovered the ancient whitebark pine forest while on an archeological survey on the ...

A local government in India is offering a $1 million prize to the first person who cracks the code of an ancient script found in the ruins of one of the world’s earliest civilizations.

Accidental archaeological discoveries are relatively common in Greece, a country renowned for its ancient heritage, and often made during building construction or public works. In December ...