Archytas of Tarentum, who was born around the year 435 BC in Taranto, Italy, was another in a long line of polymaths from Ancient Greece.

Climbing the Acropolis, communing with the druids at Stonehenge, or marveling at the sprawling remains of Pompeii — exploring ...

On April 6, 1896, the Olympic Games were reborn in Athens, 1,500 years after Roman Emperor Theodosius I banned them in 393 A.D. to curb pagan traditions. At the opening ceremony, King Georgios I of ...

Bactria, a huge area in todays' Afghanistan, was the eastern edge of the ancient Greek empire, established by Alexander the ...

The citadel contains several ancient buildings, most notably the Parthenon ... but the tomb is much more contemporary.

Central to the plan is a planned air defense system, “Achilles Shield,” aimed at addressing tensions with neighbor Turkey.

This island was colonized by the Greeks during the time of Alexander the Great, who named it "Icarus" because of its ...

Greece has announced a $27 billion defense overhaul focused on high-tech warfare, including AI-powered missile systems, ...

"These are ritual objects made specifically for burials and brought from Greece," explained a former archaeologist now ...

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...

The discovery included a small amphora, an ancient Greek vessel sometimes used in funeral rituals. Photo from the 123rd ...

Some ancient arrowheads found in a military leader’s tomb in Ismailia ... uncovered a large collection of graves from the ancient Greek and Roman eras, officials said. Ismailia Governorate ...