Mirage News3h
Ancient Diet: Figs, Meat, Little Sex Key to Health
In the modern world, we know good nutrition is essential for our health.Author Konstantine Panegyres Lecturer in Classics and ...
Figs, meat – and not too much sex. A good diet in ancient times was more than what you ate
Some advice for staying healthy may sound familiar. But other recommendations – such as a fig-only diet for athletes – may ...
Here’s why a top leader of Utah’s 2034 Winter Games is in Greece this week
“We had a great chat,” said Bullock, president and executive chair of Utah’s 2034 Winter Games organizing committee, who is ...
Eight of the best destinations to visit this Easter, from Cyprus to Japan
The all-inclusive five-star Iberostar Selection​ Eolia Djerba sits beachfront and is an ideal option for those seeking a ...
Smithsonian Magazine6h
Archaeologists Discover Mosaics of Two Fighting Cupids and a Mysterious Inscription at an Ancient Greek City Hall
New research is shedding light on the bouleuterion building that once stood in the ancient city of Teos, located in ...
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were More Than Eye Candy—They Were Also Perfumed
Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory ...
The Street Journal14h
Statues in ancient Greece, Rome were colorful — and perfumed
New discoveries related to works of art in ancient Greece and Rome continue to be unearthed. A Danish study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology in March found that statues in antiquity were ...
Greek Reporter14h
Soldiers Discover Ancient Greek Artifacts in Southern Ukraine
Ukrainian soldiers discovered ancient Greek artifacts during fortification works in Ukraine, in what is believed to be a ...
Greek Reporter15h
Ancient Greek Jar From 2,300 Years Ago Holds Curse Against 55 People
Archaeologists believe that a 2,300-year-old jar from Ancient Greece containing chicken bones was likely used as part of a ...
Greek City Times18h
Possibly an Elite Ancient Greek Necropolis: Ukrainian Soldiers Uncover 6th–5th Century BC Burial Site in Southern Ukraine
"Ukrainian soldiers may have found an elite Greek necropolis from the 6th–5th centuries BC in southern Ukraine, unearthing intact ritual vessels and remains that hint at high-status burials." ...
Greek City Times22h
Rare Ancient Greek Armor Unveiled at Melbourne’s Hellenic Museum
BCE hoplite panoply, on loan from Louis Dounis, in its Heroes and Hoplites exhibition—likely Australia’s only display of this ...
Hellenic News of America1d
204th l Anniversary of the 25th of March, 1821 Greek Independence Day
The struggle of the enslaved Greeks against their ruthless rulers, the Ottoman Turks, officially started on the 25th of March 1821 ...