The issue of who was considered Greek during the era of ancient Greece has been a matter of broad scholarly debate for ...

Alexander the Great accomplished so much so soon so young that he rightly earned the honor of heroic greatness. He was definitely a hero and a genius. His mother Olympias tried to convince him he was ...

Wildfires driven by increasing winds and unprecedented heat surrounded Athens, Greece, this past summer, blanketing its ancient marble monuments and olive groves with ash and acrid smoke. These are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A vase from ancient Greek civilization depicts Apollo consulting the oracle of Delphi. G. Dagli Orti/DeAgostini Collection via ...

A new analysis of genome sequences from the ancient Minoans and Mycenaeans offers insight into the origins of these Bronze Age cultures. For the first time, scientists have obtained and analyzed ...

Perperikon, the ancient city of stone in the hills of Bulgaria, may have been the site where the temple of Dionysus was built.

The Pylos Combat Agate, a small limestone-encrusted seal, is the most exciting treasure yet to come from the tomb of a Bronze-Age Greek warrior. The Minoan sealstone found in the tomb of the "Griffin ...

Think ancient civilizations were primitive? The evidence suggests otherwise.From computers that tracked celestial events to ...

These 15 Greek god animals served as sacred symbols and divine messengers in ancient mythology — and their meanings still resonate today.