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Game Boards Found in Ancient Greek City of Ptolemais, Libya
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (22+ words) Archaeologists at the ancient ruins of Ptolemais, Libya, have made an unexpected discovery that offers a unique glimpse into the daily lives...
Exploring the Soul of the Aegean: An Odyssey
6+ hour, 6+ min ago (452+ words) USA Today bestselling author Kathryn Gauci recently released a new book, An Aegean Odyssey: A Memoir, which chronicles her journey across Greece. After more than thirty years as a successful carpet and textile designer, Gauci decided it was time for…...
Thousands of Greeks in U. S. Attend Greek Independence Day Parades
16+ hour, 40+ min ago (309+ words) The Greek Independence Day Parade was underway on New York's Fifth Avenue, Boston, and Philadelpheia on Sunday, April 26. Thousands of participants and spectators gathered for the annual event to honor the heroes of 1821 and celebrate the immortal Greek spirit. Evzones…...
Ancient Greek Philosophers Brought to Life by AI
16+ hour, 49+ min ago (496+ words) Ancient Greek scientists and philosophers are brought back to life and tell their stories in this captivating video produced through Artificial Intelligence (AI). Equator AI created the video using the latest artificial intelligence technology to bring these great thinkers to…...
Agatha Christie's Enduring Love Affair With Greece
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (507+ words) Long before the sun-drenched ruins of ancient temples and the echoing stones of Delphi made their way into her journals, Agatha Christie had already begun falling for Greece. Christie first set foot in Greece in 1928. Her initial encounter with the…...
How People With Disabilities Were Treated in Byzantine Society
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (560+ words) Byzantine society held a deeply ambivalent view of disability, one shaped by both Christian charity and a sense of pity, with attitudes shifting depending on the nature of the impairment and the individual's social standing. Both broad societal patterns and…...
Retsina: A 2, 000-Year Legacy of Greece's People's Wine
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (776+ words) Retsina is a unique Greek wine, instantly recognizable for its bold, aromatic pine and resin flavor'a taste that tends to evoke strong reactions, with many either deeply adoring it or finding it less appealing. This distinctively flavored wine has a…...
Parasite Believed to Originate in the Americas Found in Roman Bulgaria
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (691+ words) A discovery of a parasite thought to originate in the Americas is challenging long-held ideas about ancient disease spread. Researchers have identified evidence of Cryptosporidium parvum in Roman-era chamber pots from Novae, a major military site in present-day northern Bulgaria....
DNA Study Decodes 6, 000 Years of Human History in South America
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (458+ words) Scientists have reconstructed more than 6, 000 years of human history in South America's southern regions. The findings reveal that ancient populations were far more genetically complex and geographically mobile than archaeology alone had suggested. The study was led by Kim-Louise Krettek…...
Archaeologists Find Artifacts of Amazon's Indigenous Inhabitants Before Colonization
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (508+ words) Archaeological surveys tied to a highway project in Brazil's Amap" state have uncovered artifacts from Amazon's indigenous inhabitants who lived there long before European colonization reshaped the continent. Excavations at nine sites along the BR-156 highway produced pottery vases believed…...