An AI vision of the bustling life in an ancient Greek colony on the Black Sea. Credit: Greek Reporter archive. The ancient Greeks established cities across the four corners of the Mediterranean. However, the Black Sea was of particular importance to them, with the area becoming a hub of the ancient
The showdown between the ancient Greek city states and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia was one of the pivotal moments of antiquity. Credit: Georges Rochegrosse, / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons World history could have been very different than what it is today had the Ancient Greeks not halted
Could the ancient Greek god Poseidon have been an exiled extraterrestrial? Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Greek Reporter illustration There were schools of thought in Ancient Greece that speculated about extraterrestrial life in trying to answer the many questions about the universe. The Aristotelian
Traditional Greek Medicine refers to ancient Greek practices that have aided in the healing of diseases and the maintenance of good health. Credit: Wellcome Images/ wikimedia commons CC-BY-4.0 Greeks take their traditions, including those related to food, holidays, spirits, dances, and arts, which
Archaeologist Dr Georgia Stratouli guides Greek Reporter through the selection of finds at the ancient Europos temporary exhibition at the National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece. Credit: Paula Tsoni Little known today to the wider public, the glorious ancient Greek city of Europos in
The Greeks under Histiaeus preserved the bridge of Darius I across the Danube River. 19th-century illustration. Credit: The story of Histiaeus and the Ionian Revolt, which would ultimately help set the stage for the wars between the Ancient Greeks and Persians, is a historical footnote that
The site of ancient Olympia, a vast complex of temples, shrines, stadiums and theaters, as seen from the north. The stadium, the temple of Hera, and the temple of Zeus can be seen. The line of trees, to the upper right, border a road to the north of the Alfeios. Credit: Panosgti34 /CC BY-SA 4.0
The ancient Greek geographer Strabo mapped the then known world. Artist Unknown. Public Domain The ancient Greek geographer Strabo is one of the greatest writers of the ancient world, devoting his life to studying, writing, and traveling. He left behind a substantial body of work. Strabo (or
Women rarely competed in the ancient Olympic Games, and authorities largely barred them from even attending, according to an explainer by Owen Jarus, published on LiveScience.com. The Olympics ran from about 776 B.C. to A.D. 393 and attracted competitors from across Greece and beyond. For much of
Music education was essential in ancient Greece. Photo of an Attic clay plate from around 480 BC depicting a young man playing the aulos (flute). Credit: Yair Haktal Wikimedia Commons CC BT-SA 4.0 For the people of ancient Greece, music education was as important as philosophy in cultivating young
