Off the coast of a Greek island sits the Antikythera shipwreck, a 2,000-year-old wreck with a story that inspired an Indiana Jones movie. From its beginnings as an accidental discovery to the recent ...

For the first time, scientists have sequenced the oldest and complete DNA set of an ancient Egyptian man, dating to when the ...

More than 4,000 years ago, Egypt and Mesopotamia stood as two of the most complex societies on the planet. But the new DNA ...

The Greek language thrived under Roman rule as Latin remained limited; cultural pride and education preserved Eastern ...

The word “Bible” came from Greek word “byblos” which means book. The books of the Bible offer knowledge, wisdom and inspiration and continue to be relevant today.

A lot happened in the 400-year intertestamental or “between testaments” period from the writings of the Book of Malachi to end the Old Testament and the Gospel of Matthew to begin the New ...

This is the first major exhibition dedicated to Minoan civilization held in China. Credit: Palace Museum, Beijing The opening ceremony of a special exhibition on Minoan civilization in Greece was held ...

Ancient Greece laid the foundations of Western art. Traveling from its sun-splashed isles to the rugged mainland to bustling Athens, we trace the rise of Greek culture.

The cast is led by Italy’s Fotinì Peluso (“Everything Calls for Salvation,” “Greek Salad”), who stars as Marina, a restless, young Italian beauty fascinated by classical Greek culture.

Beta Film and Athens-based Foss Productions are teaming up for a six-hour drama series, “The Great Chimera,” that will bring to the screen for the first time one of the most important Greek ...