A symposium scene on an ancient Kylix, or drinking cup. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ Public DomainSurviving images on countless works of art, including pottery, frescoes, wine cups, and sculptures, frequently depict ancient Greeks reclining on one side to e
A Roman copy of a Greek bronze sculpture of Aristotle. Tomasi reconstructs the faces of ancient Greeks using such busts as reference. Credit: Public domainItalian artist Alessandro Tomasi has reconstructed the faces ofancient Greekand Roman philosophers a
The skeleton was discovered in Pompeii. Credit: Pompeii Archaeological ParkA skeleton discovered recently in Pompeii, the Roman city which was completely destroyed after the eruption of the volcano Vesuvius in 79 AD, proves that Greek culture was thriving
Courtyard of the House of the Diadoumenos, Courtesy of the French School of AthensRare photographs of the excavations at theGreek Island of Delosfrom the 19th Century have come to light in a book by French archaeologists.The book “Delos 1873-1913” sheds l
Credit: AMNASections of the archaeological site of Mycenae,the bronze age kingdom of Agamemnon, were damaged by a wildfire on Sunday.Visitors and staff at the archaeological site were earlier evacuated as a precaution.In an announcement the Ministry of Cu
Photo: Olaf Tausch/WikimediaIn the palace of Knossos, at the centre of Minoan civilization, a magnificent throne room built during the 15th century BC is considered the oldest such room in Europe.Knossos flourished for approximately two thousand years. It
This is the first known photograph of the magnificent statue of Moschophoros, also known in English as The Calf Bearer when was discovered on the Acropolis in 1864.The statue, dated c. 560 BC and estimated to have originally measured 1.65 meters (5.4 ft)
Unknown vandals in Albania have caused “irreparable” damage to a monument in ancient Apollonia near the town of Fieri, Albanian authorities announced on Saturday.The director of the archaeological site was quoted as saying that “the damage is irreparable”
Scientists have debated for years over why Bronze Age wall paintings at the ancient settlement of Akrotiri on the Greek island of Santorini depict monkeys who originated from thousands of miles away in Asia.Some say that the artworks suggest that ancient
The Eleftherna region in the prefecture of Rethymno, Crete aims to become the most important tourist destination on the island by capitalizing on the wealth of archaeological treasures discovered in the area, as well as its gleaming new museum.Also called
The straits between Greece’s south Pelion Peninsula and the island of Skiathos in the Northern Sporades conceal many secrets in their treacherous waters — including one little-known fact known mostly to historians and a handful of locals.Few people are aw
Excavations at the ancient city of Tenea in the Peloponnese, which was built by Trojan prisoners of war, have unearthed significant new finds,the Greek Culture Ministry announced on Tuesday. The discoveriesinclude enormous baths dating from Roman times.Th
The site of the Peristera shipwreck. Source: Greek Ministry of Culture and SportsGreece is relaxing its strict regulations regarding its rich underwater heritage and has recently announced that it will allow divers to tour the sites of certain ancient shi
Ancient Knossos. Source: WikipediaThe Greek government has decided to remove more than 2,000ancient sites, monuments and museums from a state assets fund after archaeologists protested, fearing the country’s heritage might be sold off.Among the sites incl
A clay tablet inscribed with thirteen verses of Homer’s “Odyssey” found at Ancient Olympia, and the wreck of a 2,400-year-oldGreek merchant ship found on the seabed of the Black Seamade the list of the “Top 10 Discoveries of 2018” in the current issue ofA
At least four marble statues of kouroi and parts of an ancient cemetery were discovered by a farmer near the town of Atalanti in Fthiotida, central Greece.The life-size kouroi, Greek statues representing young standing males, are in very good condition.Ac
