The Temple of Hera, home to the predecessor of the Olympic Games, is one of the oldest religious sanctuaries in Greece.

In ancient Greece, Olympic victors were crowned with olive branches, while Homer referred to the antioxidant-rich juice as “liquid gold” in his epic poems. Today, Greece remains one of the ...

Scientists discovered ancient tombs in Toksun County, Xinjiang, China. Credit: jt Guan / CC BY 3.0 Archaeologists have discovered hundreds of ancient Qin and Han tombs in Toksun County near the city ...

Greece’s Klavdia performs the song “Asteromata” during the second semi-final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Basel. Credit: EPA/GEORGIOS KEFALAS via AMNA Klavdia’s electrifying ...

Emerald’s lush green has soothed souls and excited imaginations since antiquity. Its name comes from the ancient Greek word for green, “smaragdus.” Rome’s Pliny the Elder described emerald in his ...