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Researchers recently uncovered a massive ancient Mayan city, nestled below the dense rainforests of northern Guatemala, an ...
Athens is, or at least should be, better known for the impressive temples and other archaeological sites that are all around ...
Take a break from ancient Greece and turn a page to the era of the Crusades in Rhodes. Before you go off exploring the rest of the island , spend a day or two in the cosmopolitan city of Rhodes.
The mass poisoning of the city of Kirrha, south of Delphi, around 595 BC, stands out in ancient Greece for its chilling scale ...
Vergina, Greece is a small, unassuming town in modern times, but it played a crucial role in the ancient world as Aigai. Then ...
There's so much more to Greece than Athens, Santorini, and Mykonos. Here are the best places to visit, from historic cities ...
Greece, a perennial favourite for holidaymakers, offers far more than its famed sun-drenched beaches and picturesque islands.
These ancient cities sunk to the ocean floor. ... emerged as a Neolithic settlement around 3500 B.C. and became an important trading center for Mycenaean Greece (1650-1180 B.C.).
It's one of the oldest cities in the world, but it's also modern, vibrant and packed with beautiful architecture.
2. Thebes, Greece . The birthplace of mythical Greek hero Hercules, Thebes was affectionately referred to as “Seven-Gated Thebes,” to differentiate it from Thebes in Egypt. This large city had ...
In the third installment of Metro Travel Hot Takes, Courtney Pochin reveals why Greece’s ancient capital left her cold. As much as I love the beach, I’ve never been a ‘fly and flop’ kind ...
After an earthquake damaged a city hall in Croatia, renovation work on the building’s basement unearthed the ruins of an ancient Roman theater. Photo from Croatia’s Ministry of Culture and ...