Cecrops, Athens’ first king, banned bloody sacrifices and reformed worship with laws, morality, and symbolic offerings.

Excavations at the ancient Greek city of Selinunte revealed portions of the long-lost walls and the north gate.

A team of archaeologists may have discovered evidence of the biblical Battle of Megiddo, where Josiah, the king of Judah, was killed by Egyptian forces in 609 B.C.

a grave marker or even possibly an ancient monument. “It is an enthralling historical mystery,” the directors said in the release. Bronze coins related to Ptolemies and of Antiochus IV ...

Artifacts, including coins, bronze statues ... ancient borders, so did symbols of power and protection. The findings reveal a god rooted in Arabian belief, yet partly shaped by the heroic ideals ...

Cyprus gained independence from British rule in 1960, but Greek-Turkish Cypriot tensions led to violence, with Turkey intervening in 1974 after a Greek-backed coup and seizing over a third of the ...

"In metal detecting circles, a Roman coin is probably among the best things you can find, that or Ancient English gold. "And there's nothing like this been found in England before by all accounts. I ...

The vibrant period of Ancient Greek civilization from 1200 BCE to 323 BCE gave us exceptional achievements that we continue to benefit from today. It was a long stretch of time that spanned from ...

It may look like just another random boulder, but this old Spanish rock bears engraved lines that could be an astounding 200,000 years old, according to government officials. The age of the lines ...

The gold ring, coins, and gold leaves found in ancient Corinth, Greece. Credit: Greek Ministry of Culture The tomb ... The snake is an ancient symbol of medicine, linked to deities like Apollo and ...

In ancient Greece and Rome ... cultural significance of these sculptures,” writes Bill Giannopoulos for the Greek City Times. In some instances, the scents were also applied in ways that ...

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 ...