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The lecture hall of an "impressive high school" from an ancient Greek settlement was recently uncovered in Italy – with the discovery highlighting the similarities between ancient and modern ...

All are thought to date from various periods of ancient Greek history and will be assessed by a state archaeological service. Police also confiscated metal detectors and scanning equipment ...

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Authorities in Greece have arrested six people on the island of Crete in connection with an alleged antiquities smuggling ring that was attempting to sell dozens of ancient artifacts, police said ...

When Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BCE, he signaled the beginning of the era of Ptolemaic rule. His general ...

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A recent analysis of classical medical texts suggests dementia was extremely rare in ancient Greece and Rome 2,000 to 2,500 years ago. The USC-led research, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s ...

JERUSALEM, April 22 (Xinhua) -- A recent Israeli study has linked humanity's shift to farming about 8,000 years ago in the Southern Levant to climate-driven wildfires and soil erosion, the Hebrew ...