Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...

As Russia delves the depths of the Black Sea in search of the crashed US drone, we take a look at what else might be lurking beneath the waves. From ancient shipwrecks to huge underwater rivers ...

The so-called Ionian Revolt was the beginning of a series of events and war reprisals between Ancient Greeks and Persians.

One major reason why ancient Greece was dominated by small ... Byzantium, close to the Black Sea, and numerous cities all along the western coast of modern-day Turkey. These colonies remained ...

An extensive Jewish quarter from the ancient Greek city of Phanagoria has been found near one of the world’s most ancient synagogues in Russia’s Taman Peninsula, north of the Black Sea.

When was Ancient Greece ... given to the people of Greece later by the Romans. They lived in mainland Greece and the Greek islands, scattered around the Mediterranean Sea. People have been ...

A popular exhibit at the Putnam Museum is seeing some improvements. The Black Earth Big River Exhibit shows an ancient sea ...