Where it began: Gyros trace their roots to ancient cooking traditions, influenced by Turkish doner kebab and Levantine ...
Archaeologists have found something unexpected inside a 1,600-year-old Roman-era Egyptian mummy: a fragment of Homer’s Iliad.
Ancient Greek historian Hellanicus of Lesbos may have referenced Atlantis nearly a century before Plato, according to ...
Pericles, a statesman in ancient Greece, has important lessons for contemporary political battles. We should heed him.
The pharmacy of Asclepius, the ancient Greek god of medicine, was located next to a mountain where medicinal herbs used to ...
The Pythagoras Cup, Greece’s ancient “greedy cup,” offers a playful way to explore Greek wine, Samos, Santorini, history, ...
Discover the origins of Mother’s Day, from ancient Greek and Roman festivals to its modern recognition as a global celebration each May.
Mother’s Day in the U.S. now drives about $34 billion in spending, but its founder, Anna Jarvis, envisioned it as a day ...
The rocky hills of Ithaca, home to olive groves and old Greek legends, have now yielded their most evocative secret: the possible sanctuary of Odysseus. At a site known for over two centuries as the ...
Muğla in southwestern Turkey delivers exactly what travelers expect from this corner of the Mediterranean: sunlit ...
Researchers discovered an Iliad fragment in a mummy, marking the first literary papyrus used in embalming and offering new ...
The celebration of the Greek May Day has its roots in ancient times. It is considered a celebration of the arrival of Spring.