In Ancient Greece and Rome, who were the harpies, and why did they stink so much?
Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...
Ukrainian soldiers uncover sixth-century BCE Greek artifacts during fortification work
"These are ritual objects made specifically for burials and brought from Greece," explained a former archaeologist now ...
Greek Reporter12 天
Dozens of Amphorae Recovered From Ancient Byzantine Shipwreck in Greece
Excavations of an ancient Byzantine shipwreck off the coast of Fournoi near Samos, Greece are bringing new finds onto the ...
BBC2 年
The ancient secrets lurking beneath the Black Sea
As Russia delves the depths of the Black Sea in search of the crashed US drone, we take a look at what else might be lurking beneath the waves. From ancient shipwrecks to huge underwater rivers ...
Soldier unearths 2,600-year-old burial site, Greek artifacts in Ukraine. See the finds
One artifact was popular among Greek aristocrats, suggesting the burial site belonged to someone with high social status, ...
PBS3 个月
Why did Greece develop city-states?
One major reason why ancient Greece was dominated by small ... Byzantium, close to the Black Sea, and numerous cities all along the western coast of modern-day Turkey. These colonies remained ...
National Geographic news4 年
This is why Black Sea shipwrecks are such a unique find
but after their underwater cameras probed the depths of the Black Sea they quickly saw why the Greeks nicknamed it the “Hostile Sea.” In its deep, dark waters, ancient shipwrecks are scattered ...
BBC2 年
Who were the ancient Greeks?
About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important places in the ancient world ... in colonies scattered around the Mediterranean Sea. There were Greeks in Italy, Sicily, Turkey ...