The sweetest child in the world’: Mother’s tribute found on 3rd-century Pergamon tombstone
A tile found in the excavation bears the inscription "Bazilike," meaning "belonging to the king" in ancient Greek.
Greek Reporter2d
The Time When Gaza Was a Thriving Greek City
How many of us knew that the city of Gaza, the war-torn Palestinian enclave, has a Greek past that defined the history of the ...
Kuwaiti-Italian archaeologists uncover 2,300-year-old Hellenistic courtyard on Failaka Island
The Kuwaiti National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL) announced an archaeological discovery on Failaka Island: a ...
Greek Reporter7d
Ancient Greek Building With Courtyard Discovered in Kuwait’s Failaka Island
Archaeologists have discovered an ancient Greek building and courtyard on Failaka Island, Kuwait, offering insights into ...
2,000-year-old statue found dumped near garbage cans in Greece
Ancient statues have also been found in trash before in other parts of Europe. In 2023, a Roman-era statuette of Venus was discovered in a trash dump in Rennes, France. That same year, ancient bronze ...
Arab Times8d
2,300-yr-old Hellenistic relics discovered on Failaka Island
The National Council for Culture, Arts, and Letters (NCCAL) announced the discovery of a courtyard and building west of ...
Arab Times9d
Kuwait’s Failaka Island unveils 2,300-year-old Hellenistic artifacts in latest excavation
The National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL) announced on Sunday the discovery of a courtyard and a building ...
New York Post24d
Here’s where the oldest evidence of lead pollution comes from
The Classical period is famous for Athenian democracy, Socrates and Plato, and the Hellenistic period saw Greek cultural influence peak across the Mediterranean region. But around 2,150 years ago ...
The Washington Post1mon
Man finds 2,000-year-old Greek statue dumped near trash cans
An archaeologist determined that the statue dates back to the Hellenistic period, which lasted from 323 B.C. until 31 B.C., between the death of Alexander the Great and the rise of Augustus in Rome.