The nearly 3,000-year-old house was unearthed in an area where silver mining was common in ancient times
ancient greece
DNA analysis unearths origins of Minoans & Mycenaeans, the first major European civilizations
From powerful ruler to tragic demise: Cleopatra’s Life & Death
Vivid ancient history, where epic tales and long-lost civilizations echo in every monumental relic and artifact
To this day, archaeologists & other scientists have been unable to identify with certainty who the bronze statues depict, when they were created & how they ended up in Calabria
From the bustling agora and awe-inspiring temples to the stunning sculptures and epic myths
Spanning from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra VII this era saw the spread of Greek culture & influence throughout the Mediterranean world
It controversially added the Greek Queen of Egypt Cleopatra to its list of "blackwashed" historical figures & thus received much criticism for its revisionism
The archaeologists observed several intact marble columns, including a column had been imported from the island of Chios in Greece
Ptolemy’s Meteoroscope, an astronomical marvel