An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation move
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned an ancient bronze griffin head stolen nearly a century ago to a museum in ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2d
Archaeologists Discover Mosaics of Two Fighting Cupids and a Mysterious Inscription at an Ancient Greek City Hall
New research is shedding light on the bouleuterion building that once stood in the ancient city of Teos, located in ...
Greek Reporter3d
Ancient Greece’s Ionian League: The First Confederation in History
The Ionian League, was a confederation of twelve Ionian Greek city-states located along the coast of Asia Minor.
Greek Reporter1d
Greece’s Ancient Oeniadae: Home to One of the World’s Oldest Shipyards
On the west bank of the Achelous are the remains of one of the oldest shipyards in antiquity, that of the ancient Greek city ...
TheTravel on MSN12h
2,000-Year-Old Underwater Discovery Is An Ancient Greece Breakthrough
The Mediterranean has a long and storied past, and this newly-discovered port has led to a surprising breakthrough in Ancient Greece.
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Archaeologists Unearth Monumental Tomb Near Fabled Ancient Greek City
Archaeologists digging near the ancient city of Tenea in Greece have unearthed a monumental tomb complex housing precious ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...
The Spirit of Ancient Greece: The IOC Calls for the Achievement of 'Olympic Truce'
Central to this ethos is the concept of the ‘Olympic Truce,’ a tradition rooted in ancient Greece and championed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). This article delves into the historical ...
Greek City Times3d
Possibly an Elite Ancient Greek Necropolis: Ukrainian Soldiers Uncover 6th–5th Century BC Burial Site in Southern Ukraine
"Ukrainian soldiers may have found an elite Greek necropolis from the 6th–5th centuries BC in southern Ukraine, unearthing ...
Archaeology4d
Ancient Greek Statues Smelled of Perfume
Many museums around the world are filled with marble statues from ancient Greece and Rome. Some viewers recognize that these works of art were not originally displayed in their glistening white form, ...