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These 11 ancient Greek facts are so wild that my brain refuses to accept them

Turns out Ancient Greeks love the DRAMA!
ZME Science

Greek Fire, Which Burned on Water, Was the Most Devastating Weapon in the Eastern Roman Empire. But What Was It?

Before modern weapons of mass destruction, there was Greek fire (ignis graecus). This was the term medieval Crusaders applied ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Mount Olympus, home of the ancient Greek gods, vies for World Heritage status

The nomination is to be discussed when the World Heritage Committee meets in Busan, South Korea, from Sunday through July 29.

These people say worshiping ancient Greek gods is a route to modern happiness

Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” hits theaters this month, but these believers have never stopped worshiping gods like Zeus ...

Everyone’s Talking About The Odyssey—Here’s Why an Ancient Greek Story Is Surprisingly Relevant Right Now

This epic adaptation is getting epic buzz, and not just for its A-list cast. Here's everything you need to know. The post ...
Greek Reporter

The Forgotten Empire of Argos in Ancient Greece

Ancient documents show that Argos once ruled over a small empire within Greece that has mostly been forgotten today.

Can we map The Odyssey? How ancient geographers and modern researchers have traced Odysseus’s travels

Homer’s Odyssey is a quest, following King Odysseus’s ten-year journey back home to Ithaca after the Trojan war. It is a tale ...
Artnet

Greece’s Parthenon Just Reclaimed a Missing Piece of Its Ancient Silhouette

From this week, visitors to the Acropolis of Athens can savor the site’s looming Parthenon in a manner previously unseen for centuries. On June 15, the Greek Ministry of Culture’s Acropolis ...
The Repository

Professor's research on Greek immigrants from Turkey leads to Canton

A digital history project at Flagler College is mapping the migration of Ottoman Greeks to the United States. Many Greek refugees from the Ottoman Empire settled in Canton's northeast quadrant and ...
Yahoo

These 13 American History Facts Are Dark — Really, Really Dark — And They Were Deliberately Kept Out Of Our Textbooks

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Warning: This post discusses genocide, intense violence, and child abuse. There's a certain version of history most of us were ...
The New York Times

The Warmongers Are Getting History All Wrong

Dr. Patrick directs the Global Order and Institutions Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Members of the Trump administration have been channeling their inner Thucydides, ...