A remarkable mosaic floor depicting two human-animal hybrid spirits has been uncovered at the site of an ancient Greek city. The mosaic was identified in the modern town of Eretria on the island of ...

Ancient nomads known as the Scythians did indeed use human skin for the containers that held their arrows—confirming the account of the ancient Greek historian Herodotus, who is often questioned about ...

Greek gods or just human: Stephen Fry draws parallels at Jaipur Literature Festival ...

Almost 10 years ago, a horrific boat accident was in world news, briefly. An old wooden boat built to hold just a few dozen passengers was loaded by smugglers with 300 refugees from Syria, Eritrea, ...

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Human beings have always prized friendship. As the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote: “no one would choose to live ...

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek unionists protesting austerity measures formed a human chain to block the entrance to the Labour Ministry on Tuesday, forcing a delay in talks between ministry officials and ...

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek trade unionists protesting against austerity measures formed a human chain to block the entrance to the Labor Ministry on Tuesday, delaying talks with Greece's foreign lenders ...