Cressida — Greek for “gold,” this name has been used in everything from Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida to Suzanne Collins ...

Ancient Greek mercenaries were a ubiquitous force on the battlefields of the ancient Mediterranean where they fought for ...

Ancient Greek trireme warships, which had three banks of oarsmen, were so effective that they enabled the rise of Athens as a ...

From Hercules and Archimedes to Roman conquest, Billy Cotsis traces the rise and fall of Greek colonies across the Western Mediterranean — with Syracuse as their final stronghold ...

Yes, Erdogan is trying to establish himself as leader of the Islamic world and one can say that he has almost achieved that ...

Introduction Alexander the Great is known in the world as one of the greatest Emperors and warriors who fought and conquered ...

Cyprus, the island known for its lovely beaches and ancient ruins, is one of the few divided countries in the world, offering ...

More than 18,000 artefacts that have been excavated and documented from Keeladi over eight rounds of excavations ...

The most popular destinations in Greece for honeymooners tend to be Santorini, Mykonos, and Crete. But with half a dozen ...

We imagine the ancient world as one made of stone. Marble temples, megalithic structures, and rock-hewn tombs dominate the modern image of the pre-modern period. That image is, of course, an ...

An entire ancient ... a long-abandoned Greek necropolis and lakeside town from the time of Alexander the Great. What emerged when archaeologists dug deeper was a whole other city, one that was ...

The city of Lefkada itself was founded by the Corinthians before the end of the 7th century BC and became an important commercial hub due to its strategic location in the Ionian Sea. Initial ...