Builders knew how to keep people cool in hot, dry climates thousands of years ago. It's time to get that knowledge back.

Experts are carefully uncovering traces of the original paint and fragments of gold leaf that once adorned the 2,000-year-old ...

As Italian prime minister, Alcide De Gasperi oversaw the post-World War II return to Greece of Rhodes and the other Dodecanese islands ATHENS, Greece -- A valuable ancient vase gifted more than 70 ...

Most religious mythologies reflect how various peoples experience the world. Mesopotamia had really bad weather and tribal ...

Ancient Greek temples positioned around the Agora were dedicated to patron gods like Athena for Athens and Zeus for Olympia.

One of the greatest things about anime is the variety of stories that are told. The world of anime is filled with hundreds of ...

Was Corinth ancient Greece's sex capital? It certainly had a more relaxed approach to moral issues compared to other Greek ...

When it comes to mental illness, we've come a long way since the days of superstition and sorcery. But we still have work to ...

These mosaics, estimated to be around 2,200 years old, are an exceptional testament to the sophistication and richness of ...

Sorry to disappoint, but Dionysus doesn’t have a cat in Greek myth. (I know, I know, this was one of my favourite bits too.) ...

Founded in the 4th century, Sümela is a gravity-defying marvel, hanging nearly 1,000 feet over a wooded valley in Turkey, ...

Although Homer's Iliad and Odyssey belonged to an earlier tradition of oral storytelling, they greatly influenced Greek ...