News

Divers exploring an ancient shipwreck off the coast of Adrasan, Turkey just recovered ceramics so well-preserved that they ...
The discovery of a Hellenistic period mansion remains in North Macedonia indicates ties with the Ancient Greek world.
Archaeologists in Italy’s Valle dei Templi have uncovered ancient Greek baths, pottery kilns, and early Christian tombs in a ...
Ancient City of Thouria Continues to Reveal Its Secrets Archaeologists continue to uncover new layers of Ancient Thouria, where a Hellenistic theatre and a wealth of artefacts are revealing how the ...
For more than a century, archeologists have looked for proof that a complex in Ithaca was related to Odysseus, now they have ...
Byzantine-Hellenistic Icon Faces Quake Risk Hagia Sophia, a Byzantine marvel with Hellenistic roots, undergoes restoration to ...
Beyond its sandy beaches and fascinating medieval Old Town, the Dodecanese island reserves plenty of surprises.
The team now believe the Agios Athanasios is the previously-referenced site of the Odysseion—the center of a cult of hero ...
An announcement on June 9 from the Greek Ministry of Culture cites the discovery of a rare underground spring cistern dating ...
Two recently discovered ancient gold rings set with garnets reveal how Greek trends and customs became part of life in Jerusalem 2,300 years ago.
Associated with the Early Hellenistic Period, the trend of combining colorful gems with gold was influenced by Indian and Persian fashion and brought to the region by Alexander the Great’s ...
The society was a blend of Greek and Persian culture; culture merging was common for the Hellenistic period. Between approximately 70 and 36 B.C., Commagene’s most famous king, Antiochus I, ruled.