The Ptolemaic Dynasty, established by the Macedonian Greek general Ptolemy I Soter, ruled Egypt for almost three centuries.

Ancient Athens was sacked four times, starting with the Persian invasion in 480 BC and ending with the Visigoth destruction in 396 AD ...

This 2,100-year-old lead projectile found in the Golan Heights is inscribed with an ominous warning translated as, "Learn you ...

The ancient Roman army didn’t seem to be afraid of anything, but they definitely weren’t afraid of heights, as evidenced by the discovery of a 2,000-year-old Roman military camp located 7,000 feet ...

The Eleusinian Mysteries were secret religious rites in ancient Greece honoring the goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone, and aimed to remove the fear of death. The ceremonies included days of ...

Research biologists with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers discovered 26 new microbial species that could aid in developing new technologies that help the U.S. military survive and thrive in extreme ...

Ancient Greece wasn’t just philosophers and democracy, punishment could be brutal. From exile and execution to the terrifying legend of the Brazen Bull, this is how the Greeks kept order. Perjury ...

A Greek air force colonel currently held on espionage charges faces a life sentence if found guilty of leaking top-secret NATO military plans to China in exchange for cash. Christos Flessas, 54, ...

Ancient Olympians were renowned for their strength and agility, but were any of these athletes women? And were there other sporting opportunities in which women in ancient Greece could compete? The ...

A third-century B.C.E. plaque unearthed at Ai-Khanoum in Afghanistan depicts the mother goddess Cybele in a chariot driven by Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. Thierry Ollivier / Musée Guimet via ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — If the rules of ancient Greece were observed today, drone and missile fire over Ukraine would stop on Friday as guns fall silent in the Olympic tradition. The Milan Cortina ...

Before telescopes, ancient Greek astronomers relied on naked-eye observations of the night sky to understand the universe around them. The meticulous star catalog belonging to one of the best of these ...