Deipnosophistae by Athenaeus is a book about well-educated ancient Greek and Roman men discussing important and trivial issues at the dinner table. Photo of a banquet scene painted on a krater by ...

Greek authorities have arrested six individuals on Crete for attempting to sell dozens of ancient artefacts in an alleged smuggling operation. The arrests followed a sting operation during which the ...

All are thought to date from various periods of ancient Greek history and will be assessed by a state archaeological service. Police also confiscated metal detectors and scanning equipment ...

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“It’s simultaneously worship and public Christianity.” The ancient Greek hymn is by far the oldest surviving piece of Christian music—it predates the next notated work by six centurie ...

One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos. Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos was said to have guarded the island of Crete, off the coast of Greece.

The ancient Greek courtesan Lais of Corinth was famous for her divine beauty and extravagant demands. Painting of Apelles and Lais by Jules-Claude Ziegler. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Public Domain The ...

Visible along the basilica’s ambulatory and through a glass panel in the Greek Orthodox chapel, the rock could be touched beneath an altar marking the crucifixion site. As the quarry was abandoned, ...