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The stomach of an Egyptian mummy concealed a copy of the Iliad – Archaeologists were stunned (photos)
The mummy had been buried during the Roman period in Oxyrhynchus about 1,600 years ago. It is the first time a Greek literary text has been found embedded in a mummy’s body as part of the embalming process
The lost Alexandria on the Tigris founded by Alexander the Great discovered in Iraq: Its enormous size surprised archaeologists (photos)
The ancient city was founded in the 4th century BC as a port linking trade from India with Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean world, and it fell into obscurity after the 3rd century AD
The Belharra “Kimon” sails into Cyprus, where the general who gave it his name was killed fighting the Persians – His story
Kimon, son of the general Miltiades, who led the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon, was the fear and terror of the Persians – How he reached Cyprus, and how the phrase “even in death he was victorious” came about
Dr. House becomes…an archaeologist at Greek excavations: New series with Hugh Laurie and filming in Greece
In the new American-produced series Dig, the famous British actor Hugh Laurie stars. He has long-standing ties to Greece and is well acquainted with ancient Greek history
Vasilopita and New Year Traditions, from antiquity to the present day
Βy His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden
The Fables of Aesop as a Preparation for the Gospel by H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden
The Orthodox Church has never categorically rejected pre-Christian thought. On the contrary, it subjected it to discernment, distinguished it, and made use of it. The Fathers saw in Aesop’s fables a preparatory discourse; a natural morality that prepares humanity to receive the light of the Gospel
The 29 wonders of the Greek “Indiana Jones” – Antiquities returning to Greece
Stolen treasures are being repatriated thanks to the successful collaboration between the Greek Ministry of Culture, Assistant District Attorney Matthew Bogdanos of the Manhattan DA’s Office, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York—highlighting that treasures must return to their place of origin
The Asclepieion of Kos: The Garden of Hippocrates blooms 2,500 years later (photos)
A living monument has been created, reviving all the herbs and their uses discovered by the Father of Western Medicine. Biologists and archaeologists, in collaboration with “Ikos Aria,” are connecting the healing wisdom of the ancient world with today’s experiential reality, aspiring to place Kos firmly on the global map
