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The Ancient Greek scientist who was a king’s lie detector

Seeking the truth since antiquity...

The ancient roots of Greek souvlaki, the first fast food

Many would think that souvlaki is fast food originating from the many years of Ottoman rule, but this is not true

Stone Age tools in Crete show man sailed the Mediterranean 130.000 years ago

Crete was inhabited & Crete has been an island for over five million years, meaning that the people who lived there, somehow sailed to Crete

10 of the most baffling historical finds ever discovered (PHOTOS)

Artifacts that mystify scientists even today

Virtual reality may help save Ancient Egypt’s “Sistine Chapel”

The process is expected to become faster as virtual reality and holography technologies improve

Explore Aegina’s past & present (PHOTOS)

For the Greek mythology lovers, Aegina was the only place where the goddess Apahaia was worshiped, at the Temple of Aphaia

Roman “hand of god” unearthed by archaeologists near Hadrian’s Wall (PHOTOS)

Other votive hands have been found in other parts of the Roman Empire

Stephen Fry’s new epic “Mythos” takes over Canada’s Shaw Festival

This one-man trilogy is a witty tour through Greek mythology with side-splitting effect

When is the Summer Solstice? Everything you need to know about the longest day of the year

The day marks the ancient middle of summer

Greece remembers the Nazi massacre at Distomo

According to survivors' testimonies, SS soldiers bayoneted babies in their cribs, stabbed pregnant women & beheaded the village priest

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