The island of Naxos is the largest of the Cyclades in extension, famous and coveted since ancient times for its…
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The Nymphaeum of Mieza, the place where Aristotle instructed Alexander the Great.
When Alexander the Great was already at war in Asia, strange news reached him from his homeland: his tutor Aristotle…
The Lemnos Stele, a funerary inscription from the 6th century B.C. that links the Pelasgians to the Etruscans
In 1885, a unique stele was found as part of the walls of a church in the town of Kaminia…
Corupedium, the battle that ended the long war between Alexander’s successors
It is curious that one of the most extensive empires of antiquity had such a weak foundation that, in reality,…
Where did the books from the Great Library of Alexandria come from?
The great Library of Alexandria was founded at the beginning of the 3rd century BC by Ptolemy I Soter. At…
How three men ascended Olympus for the first time
More than 100 years ago, on August 2, 1913, three men reached the summit of Mount Olympus in Greece. Perhaps…
12 most important Greek archaeological discoveries in the last decade
Listing the most important archaeological discoveries of the last decade is complicated, no matter which country, region or place in…
The Iliad and the Odyssey are just two of the eight poems from the Epic Cycle that narrate the Trojan War.
The Epic Cycle, also called the Trojan Cycle because it narrates events related to the Trojan War, is a collection…
