The ancient Greek physician and botanist Dioscorides is considered by many to be the father of pharmacology for authoring De ...

The difference in ancient paradises reveals a shared human desire for a perfect afterlife, though the details vary ...

Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...

Earlier archeological evidence has shown trade links between Egypt and Mesopotamia, as well as similarities in pottery-making ...

A new study argues that the pharaoh’s statues weren’t destroyed out of revenge, but were ‘ritually deactivated’ because of ...

Amazons fight Greeks on a terra-cotta lekythos (oil flask) from the fifth century B.C. Amazon battle scenes, known as Amazonomachy, were popular in ancient Greek art. Metropolitan Museum, New York ...

While there’s an air of exclusivity and quiet luxury, Spetses doesn’t show off, drawing return visitors who appreciate its ...

Separating Kamari from Perissa on top of Mesa Vouna is Ancient Thera. This archaeological site, which was first claimed by the Dorians (ancient Greeks) in the 9th century B.C., is home to ruins ...

Rhodes, the largest island of the Dodecanese archipelago in Greece, possesses a history spanning millennia. While currently a ...

The ancient Greek name for the watermelon was the pepon. Physicians, including Hippocrates and Dioscorides, praised its many healing properties.

Elev 1755 ft, 38.09 °N, 23.89 °E Dionyssos, Attica, Greece Weather Conditions star_ratehome ...