Alexander the Great, who turned the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon into one of the largest empires the world has ever seen, claimed to be descended from mythic hero Heracles (aka Hercules).

Investigations primarily focused on a building referred to by the Greek letter gamma ("Γ") that appears to date to before 300 B.C. Archaeologists managed to uncover various stone blocks and ...

In the Western Peloponnese, archaeologists have unearthed a monumental discovery that reshapes the understanding of ancient Greek religious practices. Near the coastal village of Samikon, a ...

The first is ΟΔΥCCEOC, the Greek genitive (i.e. possessive or attributive) case of Odysseus which suggests a writer referring to the location as the hero’s palace or temple.

These ancient cities sunk to the ocean floor. ... Violent earthquakes or resulting tsunamis can wipe an entire city off the face of the Earth, as happened to the Greek city of Helike in 373 B.C.

Archaeologists recently made numerous "spectacular" discoveries at a long-forgotten temple to an Ancient Greek god, according to local officials. The Department of Antiquities in Cyprus shared a ...

Art History What to Know About the Greek Discobolus, a Hallmark of the Ancient Olympics. Marking the return of the Summer Olympic Games, we took a closer look at one of the oldest and most iconic ...

A stamped tile fragment with part of the name of Odysseus dates to the Hellenistic period. While archeologists still can’t definitively point to Odysseus’ existence, additional discoveries in ...