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Ancient Nile Shipwreck Finally Proves Herodotus Was Right About Seeing ‘Unusual Riverboats’ 2,469 Years Ago
For centuries, the glorious works of Herodotus, the ancient Greek historian often dubbed the 'Father of History,' have ...
Greek Reporter8d
Agoge: The Brutal Training of Boys in Ancient Sparta
In ancient Sparta, the Agoge prepared boys for a lifetime of military service with harsh training that emphasised strength ...
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‘A Phenomenal Feeling’: 2,500-Year-Old Greek-Illyrian Helmet Unearthed In Croatia
"Hrvoje lifted the stone and started shouting that he had found a helmet too! It's an understatement to say it's a phenomenal ...
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An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation move
has been returned to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece -- New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned an ancient bronze griffin head stolen nearly a century ago ...
Smithsonian Magazine16d
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology.
Live Science16d
Ancient Egyptian soldiers and Greek mercenaries were at 'Armageddon' when biblical king was killed, study suggests
Ancient city The ruins of Megiddo are now in a national park about 18 miles (30 kilometers) southeast of Haifa. Megiddo was a strategically important city at a crossroads on trade and military ...
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Statues in ancient Greece, Rome were colorful — and perfumed
The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideologies. But, in reality, ancient works of art were colorful and even ...
Artnet20d
Archaeologists Unearth Monumental Tomb Near Fabled Ancient Greek City
The Greek municipality of Tenea boasts a rich ancient history—and the archaeological artifacts to prove it. Finds in the region have long hinted at a once-thriving settlement, with the latest ...
La Brújula Verde26d
Archaeologists Discover Remains of an Ancient Port Structure with Buildings Submerged in Asini, Greece
Under the direction of Greek archaeologist Dr. Panagiota Galiatsatou and Swedish specialists Prof. Ann-Louise Schallin and Dr. Niklas Eriksson, the team has conducted a meticulous study of the seabed ...
Mint28d
The ancient horsemen who created the modern world
Jones taught himself Sanskrit to interpret local laws and suggested that the ancient Indian language had a common ancestor with Latin, Greek and Old Iranian. DNA evidence shows that the proto ...
Wall Street Journal28d
The Ancient Horsemen Who Created the Modern World
For centuries, historians and linguists have been searching for the cradle of the Indo-Europeans, an ancient people who shaped history and created the world’s largest language family ...
Greek Reporter29d
The Ancient Roman Book Nazis Claimed Proved Their Race Was from Atlantis
Before World War II, the Nazis sought an ancient Roman manuscript to prove the existence ... Nay, the horsemen also are content with a shield and a javelin. The foot (soldiers) throw likewise weapons ...