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The mystery of the Parthenon’s lighting system, and how ancient Greeks illuminated the statue of Athena, is finally solved in ...
The scroll, found in the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum, contains part of a multi-volume work titled "On Vices" and was ...
There’s nothing new about our modern obsession with playing and watching sports – they were popular in ancient Greek and ...
Yannis Tsarouchis was one of the most prominent figures of Greek art and his work has just begun to garner attention outside of the country.
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A charred Herculaneum scroll, buried by the AD 79 Vesuvius eruption, was identified via X-ray as part of Philodemus’ On Vices ...
With help from AI, researchers have found the title and author inside one of the Herculaneum scrolls, housed at the Bodleian ...
The scroll named PHerc. 172, one of three from Herculaneum housed at the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford, was scanned last July.
Renowned Greek-American presenter and actress Maria Menounos has been appointed Ambassador of the Hellenic Olympic Committee ...
Team scoops US$60,000 prize for identifying a Greek work on vices from scans of a 2,000-year-old papyrus charred by volcanic ...
Greek cuisine is more than just pita, savory meats, dips, and mezze platters. These are the desserts and sweets you need to ...
This oldest bridge in the world, Arkadiko Bridge, was built around 1330 BC and is still in use up to this day.