Met Museum Returning Ancient Bronze Thought Stolen from Greek Museum
The head of a griffin from 7th century B.C. is believed to have been taken from a museum in Olympia in the 1930s and later ...
Greek Reporter23h
Melampus: The Ancient Greek Shaman Who Understood the Language of Animals
Melampus, a legendary Greek iatromantis, was a shaman, healer and seer famed for his prophetic gifts and ability to cure ...
Greek Reporter1d
The Ancient Greek Invasion of Africa Under Agathocles the Tyrant
Ancient Greek Tyrant Agathocles of Syracuse led a daring invasion of Africa, shaping Sicily’s history and influencing ...
The ancient origins of ‘manifesting’—and why it’s making a comeback
Before vision boards and TikTok affirmations, ancient cultures also believed that the power of thought could reshape their ...
The Art Newspaper2d
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 ...
‘Exceptional’ Pompeii frescos of Greek booze god & mystery rituals from Jesus’s time unearthed from ancient volcanic ash
EXCEPTIONAL” frescos of the Greek god of wine that reveal mystery cult rituals have been unearthed from ancient volcanic ash ...
Never-before-seen series of ancient paintings dug up in Pompeii provide clues on rituals tied to Greek god
The extraordinary images that emerged from ash show Dionysian followers dancing and hunting, which are akin to frescoes of the nearby Villa of the Mysteries that were found 100 years ago.
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Archaeologist Identifies Ancient Roman Prison In Greece Using Graffiti Carved Into The Floor By Inmates
An archaeologist studying the ancient Roman Forum in Corinth, Greece, just identified one of the buildings within it as a ...
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Ancient Greek Snake Altar Made To Appease The Gods Of The Dead Found In Türkiye
An ancient Greek snake altar made to appease the gods of the underworld was just unearthed in southern Turkey. Though the ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN19h
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 Magazine on MSN1d
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 ...
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New York's Met Museum returns stolen Greek artefact
Greece said it has recovered from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art a 2,600-year-old bronze artefact stolen from ancient ...