Widely regarded as one of the birthplaces of modern archaeological science, the DAI pioneered the transition from indiscriminate digging at archaeological sites to the systematic excavation and ...

Shakespeare showed us the fatal convergence of pride, misperception and political paralysis. In “ Coriolanus ,” the warrior ...

A recent study by Dr. Jana Matuszak, published in the academic journal Iraq, examines the mythical narrative contained in a ...

King Tutankhamun's legacy continues to fascinate, nearly a century after his tomb's discovery. Recent research unveils that one of his daggers was crafted from meteoric iron, a "space dagger ...

Explore how geography, in particular the sea, shaped ancient Greece's agricultural practices, approach to trade and warfare, and colonial expansion.

Explore the factors that caused civil war within ancient Greece and the technologies, tools and military strategies that resulted from ongoing conflict.

The Spartan army clash with the Thebans and general Epaminondas at the Leuctra battlefield signified the end of Sparta's military dominance.

Archaeologists and divers returned to the 2,000-year-old Antikythera wreck in Greece and found dozens of artifacts, photos show. Photo from Return to Antikythera Off the coast of a Greek island ...

The seasonal symbolism theory of the German scholar R. Shröder (1899) saw Jason as the “spring hero” who retrieved the Golden Fleece. For Shröder, Jason carrying Hera across the river symbolized the ...

Apollodotus II is known for issuing bilingual coins with Greek and Kharosthi (script) inscriptions called drachmas, which had high silver content and were used in ancient trade especially along ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — For visitors to Athens, the ancient Odeon of Herod Atticus is the must-see theater at the foot of the Acropolis. Artists revere it for the majestic stage where legends have… ...

Archeologists have uncovered a tomb that they believe belonged to a member of the dynasty of King Midas—a figure who, in Greek folklore, turned anything he touched into gold. The tomb retained ...