A new study reveals that the Carthaginians, famed for their Mediterranean empire and wars with Rome, had little genetic ...

To Ringbauer’s surprise, people from Mediterranean outposts of Phoenician culture—also known as Punic people—shared no ...

Authorities on the Greek island of Crete have arrested six people allegedly involved in an antiquities smuggling operation.

A new DNA study reveals that ancient Carthaginians had diverse ancestry and were not primarily descended from Phoenician ...

The inhabitants of Carthage were long thought to have derived from Levantine Phoenicians. But an eight-year study suggests ...

In antiquity and now, inconsistency and illogicality lie at the heart of the human effort to imagine what happens when we’re ...

The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...

Known for its ancient wonders and breathtaking vistas, Greece is home to many seniors and the cost of living may surprise you ...

Ancient Greece is traditionally remembered for its philosophy, mythology, and great buildings—but there's a lesser-known side ...

To study this history, population geneticist Harald Ringbauer at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in ...

The ancient Greek city of Thebes played a central role in Greek history, appearing in many of the legends of Greek mythology.