Ancient Greece

: August 03 2021

The Philistines were likely of Greek origin, according to new DNA evidence

The Ancient Egyptians are thought to have been descendants of the Ancient Cretans. The Palestinians have claimed the same. Scientists are searching for the truth, but the evidence is growing towards this theory.

: June 17 2021

Honey and pepper was the Viagra of the ancient Greeks

In ancient Greece, the concept of marriage and the inter-marital love-making “habits” was completely alien to what we might be accustomed to in modern times.

: May 27 2021

Greek Phalanx vs. Roman Legion: A history of the most powerful military formations in the ancient world

The organization from Homeric style hero warfare to tightly packed hoplite warfare was world changing. This powerful Hellenic formation allowed the ancient Greeks to hold off the powerful Persian invasion and spread Hellenic culture throughout the Mediterranean. The Macedonian phalanx took the concept of cohesive group warfare to another level with the sarissa armed phalangites and under Philip and Alexander, steamrolled every opponent in front of them.

: May 27 2021

News of the Fall of Troy reached Mycenaeans in Greece in a day! This is how (drone video)

Greece counts 6.000 islands and islets scattered in the Aegean and Ionian Seas. And each has its own unique history and traditions. Probably one of the most intriguing stories concerns an island whose inhabitants communicated via fires from towers.