Natasha Constantinidou unpacks Ancient Greek heritage in (early modern) Europe through the project Greek Heritage in European Culture and Identity The heritage of ancient Greece is widely recognised as a ‘pillar’ of European culture and identity. However, the complex historical processes of
Remains of an ancient Greek oikos-type residential house in Darazya, Egypt, undergoing conservation. Credit: P. Zambrzycki / CC BY 4.0 Researchers are uncovering new details about Egypt’s northern coast through ancient Greek and Roman ruins at Darazya, near El Alamein. These discoveries shed light
Lush greenery stands in stark contrast to the surrounding desert in Laghman Province. Credit: U.S. Air Force / Wikimedia Commons / Public domain Officials in eastern Afghanistan have announced the discovery of an ancient Iron Age site dating back more than 2,500 years, offering new insight into the
Italian authorities announced on Friday the arrest of 34 suspects accused of looting archaeological sites in Sicily and Calabria, in a major operation targeting tomb raiding and illicit trade in cultural property. The Carabinieri’s art squad seized approximately 10,000 artifacts, including 7,000
Heron of Alexandria. Codex of Saint Gregory Nazianzenos. Greek manuscript of the ninth century. Public Domain Heron of Alexandria was an ancient Greek inventor of mechanical devices, mathematician, engineer, and geometer whose inventions include the first steam turbine. Heron lived during
Illustration of the story of Hippocrates refusing the presents of the Achaemenid Emperor Artaxerxes. Credit: Wikipedia/Public domain The physicians of ancient Greece described different cancer types, including the hidden and obvious ones, the acquired and non-acquired types, as well as the tumor
The Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni, welcomed the delegations participating in the 9th Ministerial Meeting of the Forum of Ancient Civilizations at the National Gallery, which is being held this year in Athens. The country representatives were given a guided tour of the Gallery by Director
Scientific analysis brings the lost polychromy of the Kasta Tomb in Amphipolis, Greece, back into focus. Credit: Greek Ministry of Culture Greece is entering a new phase in the study of the Kasta Tomb at Amphipolis, one of the country’s most debated archaeological landmarks. A recent programmatic
The city of Parthenope was an ancient Greek settlement on the coast of what is now Naples, Italy. (Image) Ancient Greek temples of Paestum. Credit: Wikimedia commons / Oliver-Bonjoch CC BY-SA 3.0 The city of Parthenope was one of the earliest ancient Greek settlements on the coast of what is now
The enclosed tower complex at Cheimarrou, Naxos, showing the tower, courtyard enclosure, and ancillary rooms. Credit: Emlyn Dodd / CC BY 4.0 Archaeologists have identified ancient buried structures and traces of long-lost agricultural systems across the Cyclades islands in Greece, opening a rare
