While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...

She made the discovery after immersing herself in the works of Roman writers like Cicero and inscriptions on ancient Greek temples. In Delos, Greece, temple inscriptions show that some statues ...

In a historic revival of Hellenic worship, a newly built temple dedicated to the ancient Greek gods Zeus and Pan has been unveiled in Arcadia. This marks the first such construction in nearly 1,700 ...

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South Korean police detained a man suspected of performing an ancestral rite that later grew into the country’s worst wildfire, killing at least 26 people and destroying ancient temples. On ...

Asclepius’ cult spread across ancient Greece, giving rise to the Asclepieia—sacred healing temples. Here, the sick would sleep, hoping for divine dreams revealing cures, a practice that echoes modern ...

ANDONG, March 27 — Charred, black ruins at South Korea’s Gounsa temple stood today in stark contrast to the kaleidoscope of colours that are a trademark of the ...

The Unesco-listed Hahoe Folk Village in South Korea has been evacuated and a 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple burned to the ground after wildfires tore through southern parts of the country this week.

Firefighters are racing to save people and ancient artefacts from the largest ... on Tuesday The fires have gutted a 1,300-year-old temple in Uiseong city and are threatening other cultural ...

On its grounds, researchers have found Greek papyri, weapons ... found onsite Emil Aladjem / Israel Antiquities Authority An ancient button found onsite Robbery Prevention Unit / Israel ...

Unprecedented wildfires ripping through South Korea’s southern regions have destroyed large parts of an ancient Buddhist temple complex, burning down two buildings that had been designated ...