BCE, a poetess named Sappho lived on a rocky Greek island far out in the Aegean Sea. She wrote about her love for women in ...

The stunning Greek island of Patmos is the location apostle John received the visions found in the Book of Revelation of the New Testament.

Mesopotamia, located in the fertile valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, was one of the cradles of civilization around 6000 years ago and the birthplace of the first writing system. Each ...

From the sleek, deadly triremes to the colossal tessarakonteres, ancient Greek ships inspired modern ship design.