2+ hour, 51+ min ago  (465+ words) The study, published in npj Heritage Science, was led by Tobias B. Skowronek of the University of Bonn, Germany. The Whydah collection represents the largest and most closely dated assemblage of Akan gold artifacts in the world, making it a rare…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (351+ words) Holy Friday, or Good Friday, is a profoundly mournful day in Greece that commemorates the Passion of Christ with the traditional Epitaphios processions. A nationwide affair, it recalls the moments leading up to and including the crucifixion of Jesus Christ,…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (977+ words) While Athens and Sparta dominate history book pages, there are lesser known ancient Greek city-states that played an important role in the spread of Greek civilization. City-states such as Thebes in Central Greece, Argos and Corinth in the Peloponnese peninsula,…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (617+ words) The Cimmerians were a people who were active in Anatolia during the Archaic Era. They came into conflict with the Assyrians, the Phrygians, and the Lydians, among others. Within Greek mythology, they make an intriguing appearance in a very unexpected…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (307+ words) One of the primary sources mentioning Seleucus's defense of heliocentrism is the Greek historian Plutarch. In his work "On the Face in the Moon's Orb" (De Facie in Orbe Lunae), Plutarch states: "Seleucus demonstrated the truth of the hypothesis of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (289+ words) Kabbalah is a Jewish mystical tradition whose most profound influence is Greek philosophy, particularly the ideas of Neoplatonism, Gnosticism and Aristotelianism. With its roots in ancient Jewish texts and traditions, Kabbalah explores the nature of God, the universe and the…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (961+ words) Greek Easter is full of ancient traditions and customs, followed faithfully throughout the millennia, making the feast a colorful one after the Lenten mourning for the Passion of Christ. Many of the Greek Easter customs are particular to certain regions…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (458+ words) A large ancient structure known as the Melathron of the Mycenaean Acropolis of Gla (Greek: "), part of the Late Bronze Age Citadel of Gla, is drawing renewed attention from archaeologists due to its unusual design and carefully planned construction. The…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago  (527+ words) Were Greece's Neolithic Dimini people responsible for the violent conquest of the Sesklo people, or did the two settlements in fact live alongside one another for many years peacefully? Dimini, a modern-day Greek village in Thessaly, houses the remains of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1730+ words) Christianity is the world's largest religion, with an estimated 2. 382 billion followers across the globe. However, the Church is hardly a unified body and there exist several Christian denominations with diverse practices, beliefs, and doctrines. One of the most prominent divisions…...