The eating habits of the ancient Greeksare fascinating for so many reasons. They had an impressively varied diet by any measure, but it naturally contrasted in many ways to ours — with the most characteristic difference being that they ate much less than
Extensive restoration and preservation works are in progress on the archaeological sites of Delosisland, with the Greek Ministry of Culture aiming to make the area an open archaeological museum.The restoration project aims at the consolidation of all monu
In Aristophanes’ comedyTheFrogs, a nosy slave listens to his master’s conversations and spreads them around town, resulting in his master’s horrible misfortunes.The Aristophanes character, however, was not put there just for laughs. Gossip was a real tool
An important Christian site has just been discovered inCypruswith mosaics which bear clear inscriptions in Greek, according to an Athens Macedonia News Agency (AMNA) report.The excavation, conducted on the Akrotirio peninsula by theDepartment of Antiquiti
Five Greek municipalities and the Hellenic Archaeologists Association have appealed to the Greek Council of State, the country’s highest administrative court, calling for the abolition of the ministerial decisions that will allow ownership of national his
Everyday life inAncient Athensof the Hellenistic era was more exciting than in most ancient cities mainly due to the fact that Greeks had theater, great philosophers, were involved in politics, many were into athletics, and had developed the art of the di
The ongoing research in Akrotiri onSantorinigradually has revealed a place of rituals, very close to Xesti 3, an important public building with rich fresco decorations on the southern boundary of the settlement.According to archaeologists, theexcavationfi
Archaeologists have discovered the site where the Greek fleet gathered for the Battle of Salamis against the Persians (480 BC), after finding antiquities in the waters of Ampelakia Bay.
