ATHENS, Greece -- Multiple earthquakes are rattling Santorini, a volcanic island in Greece, prompting authorities to dispatch rescuers with tents, a sniffer dog and drones, and to shut schools on four ...

The Romans associated pants with barbarism and eventually banned them, but the legwear eventually became commonplace nonetheless.

Archaeologists have traced the earliest case of lead pollution by humans to the Aegean Sea region around 5,200 years ago. The findings, published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, ...

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

The remains of Alexander the Great may lie under the streets of Alexandria, they may have been "eaten by a shark," or they may be somewhere else entirely. But one thing is certain: Archaeologists ...

Nearly a century ago, Danish archaeologists traveled to the site of the ancient city of Hama, a region that was occupied for close to 8,000 years. Hama, now in modern-day Syria, was first occupied ...

Nostalgia has become a defining trait for Millennials and Gen Z-ers. However, this concept has roots beyond the present to ancient Greece.

But Dr Koutsodendris said the researchers detected a big jump in atmospheric lead pollution levels in the region — from both the sea and the bog — around the fall of Greece in 146 BC as the Roman ...

Volcano activity warning issued for one of Greece’s most popular tourist island - The island was the site of one of largest volcanic eruptions in human history ...

Darius III assembled a massive army, estimated to be between 100,000 and 250,000 strong, compared to Alexander the Great's ...

The Museum of Art and History is open Tuesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., though its open noon to 9 p.m. on Thursday.