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Ancient Greek Tyrants Who Proved to Be Good for Their Cities
The role of good Greek tyrants and aesimnetai in ancient Greece, highlighting leaders like Peisistratus, Polycrates, and Solon.
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Nostalgia: One of Ancient Greece’s Enduring Concepts
Nostalgia has become a defining trait for Millennials and Gen Z-ers. However, this concept has roots beyond the present to ancient Greece.
Ancient amber beads found in Syria kept in museum for decades. They were ‘invaluable’
Nearly a century ago, Danish archaeologists traveled to the site of the ancient city of Hama, a region that was occupied for close to 8,000 years. Hama, now in modern-day Syria, was first occupied ...
The oldest evidence for lead pollution comes from ancient Greece
Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece.
Lead contamination in ancient Greece points to societal change
Studies of sediment cores from the sea floor and the coastal regions surrounding the Aegean Sea show that humans contaminated ...
Ancient Greece and Rome’s Toxic Footprint Found in the Aegean
Ancient lead pollution in the Aegean Sea may have started 5,200 years ago — 1,200 years earlier than previously thought. Researchers analyzed sediment cores from land and sea, linking lead levels to ...
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600-year-old lost city with ballcourts, temples, walls found beneath Mexican jungle
Lidar technology has uncovered a 15th-century Zapotec city hidden beneath the dense jungles of Guiengola in Mexico.