Set between sea and sky, Syracuse is a city of ancient grandeur and Mediterranean charm. Its exceptional heritage, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, bears witness to over two millennia of history.

Bones found at the site of an ancient fish-processing plant were used to genetically identify the species that went into a ...

Thirty years after its discovery, pieces of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, which stood watch long ago in the harbors of ancient Egypt, are being pulled from the depths of the Mediterranean.

Some modern scholars believe these to be forgeries written later in antiquity, designed to give the otherwise shadowy figure ...

Scientists trying to unlock the brain mechanisms behind so-called "eureka" moments of clarity gave found a possible ...

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Greek geometry wasn’t just math—it was an attempt to decode the universe. Its logic still powers rockets, bridges, and every ...

Was the Antikythera Mechanism really used for time travel? Or was it actually the first Analogue Computer... In Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, they embark on a quest for the missing pieces of ...

Gorgias the philosopher challenged reality, truth, and knowledge in ancient Greece, centuries before modern nihilism emerged.

The city felt it was more important to partying Greeks—typical. Rome took advantage of a smaller defence force and some drunken Hellenes. Ancient Greek control over Sicily was at an end—almost.

Later ancient Greek lighthouses included the famous Lighthouse of Alexandria, which was constructed during the reign of Ptolemy II (280 – 247 B.C.).

Well, that’s just the beginning. Many valuable inventions have ancient Greek origins; the best part is; they are still being used today. The Greeks did it first and better.