Italy’s Culture Minister: “Return the Parthenon Marbles, Britain”
Italy’s Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli publicly called on Britain to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece on Tuesday, using a joint ceremony in…
Archaeology
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Archaeologists Find a Hidden City Buried Under Hagia Sophia
Archaeologists have discovered an entire underground city beneath Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, and the scale of it caught even the experts off guard.
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Greek Archaeologists: “Monuments Are Not Wedding Venues”
Greece’s Association of Greek Archaeologists has fired back at the government after a high-profile wedding reception was held inside the Niokastro fortress in…
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The Mycenaean Shipwreck Near Poros That Survived 3,000 Years on the Seabed
A Mycenaean shipwreck dating to the 12th century BC has been resting on the seabed near the small rocky islet of Modi, southeast of Poros, for over 3,000…
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The Oldest Known Portrait of Christ Was Found Underground in Ancient Nicaea
A 1,800-year-old fresco discovered in Iznik, Turkey, the site of ancient Nicaea, is now considered the best-preserved early depiction of Jesus Christ ever…
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Deep Maniots Are a Living Genetic Time Capsule From Ancient Greece
A new genetic study has found that the people of Deep Mani, in the southern tip of the Peloponnese, are one of the most genetically distinctive populations in…
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Working Replica of the World’s Oldest Computer Finally Built
A fully functional replica of the Antikythera Mechanism has been built, bringing the ancient world’s most complex known device back to life for the first time…
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Greece Unveils Tomb Possibly Tied to Alexander the Great
Greece has revealed the interior of a massive 2,349-year-old tomb at Amphipolis that archaeologists believe may be connected to Alexander the Great or someone…
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2,000-Year-Old Theater Rewrites History of Roman Architecture
A new study has found that the ancient Theater of Teos, built in what is now western Turkey, used a far more sophisticated audience management system than…
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The World’s First Computer Was Greek. Built 2,000 Years Ago
The Antikythera Mechanism is the oldest known analog computer in human history, built by ancient Greek engineers around 100 BCE and recovered from a Roman-era…
