The Greek island of Ithaca is bursting with history from ancient antiquity but also boasts some incredible views and secluded ...

In Ancient Greece, professional curse writers were employed to hex the living and the dead from beyond the grave.

Deipnosophistae by Athenaeus, a work written around 200 CE about well-read people philosophizing and enjoying good food and drink.

Father Jim Livingston, the pastor of St. Paul in Ham Lake, said that when he thinks of the idea of sacrificial love, he ...

Cancer is a homebody, sincerely desiring to build safe havens for their loved ones. They have a heart of gold, full of sympathy, compassion, and love. Hestia, the goddess of the hearth, brings warmth ...

There are very few remains of ancient ships, except in one unusual place: the Black Sea has a unique environment that ...

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

There has been a long debate about wine-drinking in Troy, but new research shows how common the alcoholic drink was.

The ancient Herculaneum scrolls' long lost writings, charred and buried during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, are finally ...

Reading like the lyrics to a popular song or poem from modern times, ancient Greek poems have prompted new insights into ...

The individuals from Crete trafficked 15 ancient oil lamps, 17 figurines or fragments, several ceramic vessels, and a marble ...

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