Applying the longest average reign length from the historical period to the six pre-Alexander I monarchs yields a foundation date of 573 BC, which the researchers round to 575 BC. This mathematical ...

Could an ancient Athenian understand a Byzantine Greek speaker and realize they spoke different versions of the same language ...

Nowhere else in Greece have traditions rooted in the worship of Dionysus remained as vibrant as in Eastern Macedonia ...

The study has overturned a historical assumptions, revealing that the Macedonian kingdom rose 75 years later than previously ...

Excavations in northern Greece are revealing the world that shaped the future king One October morning in 336 B.C., the small theater at Aigai, the ceremonial center of ancient Macedonia, began to ...

Greek air traffic radio failure on January 4, 2026 halted flights, stranded travelers and triggered Europe-wide travel chaos ...

The Dispilio Tablet, a wooden artifact engraved with linear symbols and dated to around 5260 BC, was discovered in a ...

King Tut was buried with 145 pairs. Codpieces were designed to protect—and accentuate. These undergarments inspired our modern boxers and briefs. Male underpants found at Lengberg Castle, North-Tyrol, ...

ALMODOVAR, Portugal — When archaeologists on a dig in southern Portugal last year flipped over a heavy chunk of slate and saw writing not used for more than 2,500 years, they were elated. The ...

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After reading about the 1,900-year-old Hermes head that was found in the ancient city of Laodicea in Turkey, discover the ...

With just 13 letters, the Hawaiian language is among the shortest alphabets in the world (the shortest, by the way, belongs ...