The ancient city was founded in 631 B.C. by Greek settlers from the island of Thera in the Aegean Sea—a part of the eastern Mediterranean wedged between Greece and Turkey.

Although its great boom occurred in the 16th century, the drive to travel the known world and discover new lands was ...

When tourists snorkeling near the Greek isle of Zakynthos first spotted mysterious structures about 20 feet under the sea, they thought they might have stumbled upon a lost city. And ...

Almost none of the Dead Sea Scrolls — which were written mostly in Hebrew on parchment and papyrus — have dates on them. Based primarily on paleography, the study and deciphering of ancient ...