Never-before-seen series of ancient paintings dug up in Pompeii provide clues on rituals tied to Greek god
A rare set of nearly life-sized paintings were dug up in Pompeii over the last few weeks, offering clues about rituals ...
Smithsonian Magazine13h
See the Stunning Frescoes of a Mysterious Dionysian Cult Discovered in Ancient Pompeii
Created more than a century before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E., the wall paintings provide rare insights into ...
Discover Magazine19h
Ancient People May Have Thought UAPs Were Gleaming Ships in the Sky or Bad Omens
It's impossible to know exactly what ancient people saw in the night sky. Learn more about their relationships with outer ...
La Brújula Verde23h
The Island of Ischia Hosted a Remarkable Cosmopolitan Community of Greeks, Phoenicians, and Local Populations as Early as the 8th Century BCE
A recent study published in the journal iScience highlights the fundamental role of the island of Ischia in shaping cultural ...
Greek Reporter1d
Stunning Fresco of the Ancient Greek Cult of Dionysus Discovered in Pompeii
The House of Thiasus got its name from the “thiasos,” or sacred procession, of Dionysus. The fresco matches the Second Style ...
Smithsonian Magazine1d
The Met Returns Stolen Seventh-Century B.C.E. Bronze Griffin Head to Greece
At a ceremony this week, Greece's culture minister officially accepted the artifact, which was likely stolen from a museum in ...
Rare frescoes unearthed in Pompeii shed light on ancient rituals
Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized frescoes that offer fresh insight into religious practices ...
The Art Newspaper1d
Metropolitan Museum repatriates ancient bronze griffin head that was stolen from Greek institution
Per the terms of the Met’s agreement with the Greek government, the cast-bronze antiquity will return to New York next year ...
protothema.gr1d
Greek History & Culture Seminars: The rule of law in classical Sparta
In this presentation, Miltiadis Paikopoulos will aim to shed light on Spartan legal culture, in particular that which was ...
I'm a Greece expert who has been visiting the country for 40 years. This is my ultimate guide to the 15 islands you must visit - and the ones you should avoid
The Greek islands, with their promise of sunshine, azure waters and intriguing archaeological sites, are one of the world's ...
Greek City Times2d
Ancient Greek Bronze Griffin Returns to Greece from MET Museum
Greece’s Culture Minister Lina Mendoni attended a ceremony at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) in New York, marking the ...
Neos Kosmos2d
The legal culture of Classical Sparta to be explored in upcoming event
An upcoming lecture is set to delve deep into Spartan history, unpacking the legal culture of the ancient society that was ...