Ball games were probably the most popular sporting activity in the ancient world and could be played in many different ways.

Shi Shen's Star Catalogue, also called the Star Manual of Master Shi, was deduced to be the world's oldest by scientists ...

A charred Herculaneum scroll, buried by the AD 79 Vesuvius eruption, was identified via X-ray as part of Philodemus’ On Vices ...

The Ancient Greek mosaics of Zeugma in Turkey are a true archaeological treasure that can be admired at the Zeugma Mosaic ...

After the death of Alexander the Great, a eunuch named Philetaerus established the ancient Greek city of Pergamon a major ...

Greek vessels including the amphora, kylix and krater were functional but also could be elaborate works of art.

Today, when one thinks of the origin of sports and athletic competitions, the ancient Greeks often come to mind. Although ...

Spyros Ornerakis made his reputation with an anti-monarchy cartoon in the 1970s, and he had already retired when he was asked ...

Ancient Greek Sandals makes the best barely there shoes. A classic pair of Castañer Carinas. If you missed out on the past ...

Graves unearthed in northern Greece contain bones widely believed to be from victims of the country's civil war in the late ...

Decades ago, the neighborhood park in Thessaloniki — a densely populated port city of a million with ruins from the ancient ...

In one of Europe’s oldest cities, a marvel of modern engineering now rumbles beneath ancient streets. Thessaloniki’s much-anticipated £2.2 billion driverless metro line opened its doors in ...