An ancient city was left in ruins—but this remarkable statue survived

When two British explorers excavated the remnants of the ancient Greek city of Cyrene in 1861, many tombs had already been ...
Greek Reporter

The Mysterious Geometry That ‘Connects’ Ancient Greek Temples

Sacred geometry found in ancient Greek temples is grounded on the idea that the world is created based on a consistent ...
Stars and Stripes

Paestum’s ruins provide glimpse into ancient Greek and Roman life

With the famed ruins of Pompeii looming large in people’s imaginations, many of Italy’s smaller and lesser-known ancient sites often are overlooked. One such place is Paestum, a long-ago Greek colony ...
Fox News

'Exceptional' Greek temples unearthed in Italy, estimated to be 2,400 years old

Archaeologists have unearthed two "exceptional" temples that are estimated to be 2,400 years old in a historic ancient city in southern Italy. According to a press release from the Italian Ministry of ...
Artnet

Ancient Greeks Installed Ramps on Temples to Improve Access for Disabled People, New Research Suggests

Ancient Greeks were ahead of the curve in a lot of ways—including, it seems, issues of accessibility. A new archaeological study has found that stone ramps on some ancient buildings were likely built ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Ruins’ worships its Greek roots

On Saturday, a rare event will occur in the history of the 2,500-year-old Acropolis of Athens, and it involves Nia Vardalos, the writer-actress who became the face of Greek culture through her ...
Raleigh News & Observer

Submerged Greek ruins reveal trove of artifacts — including statue of a god, photos show

What are we learning about the past? Here are three of our most recent eye-catching archaeology stories. →Ancient 'burial' mound on Greek island turns out to be much more unique →Construction near ...
CNN

Ramps leading into temples show Ancient Greeks put inclusive design into action

Ancient Greek temples, some around 2,500 years old, were built with disability ramps to improve access for visitors, a new study has revealed. Archaeologists from California State University ...
Press-Telegram

Travel: Traversing Greek ruins brings a visitor close to true Olympic glory

At the 2,700-year-old birthplace of the Olympics — where Nike was a revered goddess, not a shoe — I push off the stadium’s original starting block and thrillingly run in ancient footsteps of naked ...
nerdist

Study Says Ancient Greek Temples Had Accessible Entrances

A new study published in the journal Antiquity makes the argument that temples in ancient Greece had ramps that were specifically designed to serve people with disabilities. If true, this would mean, ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Ruins’ worships its Greek roots

Nia Vardalos' connects again with her Greek heritage as her romantic comedy "My Life in Ruins" does a location shoot on the Acropolis, a feat that is unprecedented for a Hollywood movie, BORYS KIT ...