Greece’s conservative government is seeking to ban protests at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens. This iconic ...

The island is a Mediterranean paradise that is well worth a visit, with visitors commenting on how authentic and unspoiled it ...

Samos enjoys a hot-summer Mediterranean climate, characterised by mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers. According to the ...

Discover the timeless brilliance of ancient Greek inventions and discoveries, from democracy and the Olympic Games to geometry and the lighthouse of Alexandria, which continue to shape our modern ...

The loss of the ancient world's greatest repository of knowledge has been mourned for centuries—but Julius Caesar may not ...

The Islamic Golden Age thrived as Greek thought, preserved by the Byzantines and rendered into Arabic, powered Baghdad’s ...

The math of even the simplest ocean waves is notoriously uncooperative. A team of Italian mathematicians has made major ...

Innovations such as chess, the concept of zero, and the idea that the Earth moved around the Sun all came from India, not Greece or Egypt, author William Dalrymple has written in his new book.

The Mediterranean diet, which emphasizes natural, fresh foods, seafood, and fruits and vegetables, is one of the healthiest ...

Ancient Greek astronomer Aristarchus was the first who presented the heliocentric system, maintaining that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

A family cleaning their backyard in New Orleans discovered an unusual marble tablet with some characters in Latin ...

Archaeologists working at the site of the ancient Turkish city Attouda have uncovered a ritual site dedicated to the Phrygian mother goddess, Matar. The site, complete with a cave and a “twin rock ...