Shackles Found in Egyptian Gold Mine Reveal the Human Toll of Ancient Wealth
The artifacts reveal the harsh working conditions in ancient Egyptian gold mines under the rule of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
Greek Reporter2 天
World’s Oldest Erotic Graffiti Is on Astypalaia, Greece
The world’s oldest erotic graffiti was discovered in 2014 in Astypalaia, a remote island in Dodecanese, Greece.
Greek Reporter22 小时
The Mysterious Ancient Greek Sage Who Slept for 57 Years
The life of ancient Greek sage, philosopher and prophet Epimenides of Crete straddles history and myth, but some of his works ...
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were More Than Eye Candy—They Were Also Perfumed
Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory ...
Long before debates over ‘wokeness’, Epicurus built a philosophy that welcomed slaves ...
Today, many people associate epicureanism with hedonistic pleasure-seeking – but that’s not really what he taught.
Archaeological finds support biblical account of King Josiah's death at Megiddo
Archaeologists discovered findings that may prove the biblical battle in which King Josiah met his end was indeed a ...
Smithsonian Magazine28 天
The Met Returns Stolen Seventh-Century B.C.E. Bronze Griffin Head to Greece
At a ceremony this week, Greece’s culture minister officially accepted the artifact, which was likely stolen from a museum in Olympia in the 1930s Ella Jeffries Staff Contributor Items like this ...
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Ancient artefacts worth over €2 million to return from New York to Greece and Italy
marked the return of eleven ancient Greek pieces. These included a votive figurine dating from 1300-1200 BCE and a marble funerary relief from the 4th-3rd century BCE. Other treasures being sent ...