Walking into the ruins of an ancient tomb in southern Greece, archaeologists inadvertently joined a centuries-long tradition.

What are all the ancient Greek ... have heard that the ruins of Troy are in Turkey, and while the Colossus of Rhodes crumbled long ago, the island still has its traces of Greek architecture.

It seemed an ideal time. The Jewish Quarter of Damascus is located in the old city. There were 50,000 Jews in Syria at the ...