Morning Overview on MSN

Ancient Greeks built a 'first computer' that still stumps us

More than 2,000 years ago, Greek artisans built a compact machine of interlocking gears that could track the heavens with a ...
Morning Overview on MSN

2,000 years ago, Greeks built a machine like the first computer

More than two millennia ago, Greek craftsmen built a bronze machine that could track the heavens with a precision that would ...
Greek Reporter

Pomegranate: From Ancient Greek Symbol to Modern Superfood

For thousands of years, the pomegranate has been an important food and medicine not only in Greece, but also in many other ...
Greek Reporter

What Was the Average Height of Ancient Greeks?

Historians have long debated the height of Ancient Greeks, imagining either towering heroes or smaller-than-modern people.
Phys.org

Ancient Greek sanctuary slowly sinks into the Aegean Sea

Delos's 2,000-year-old buildings offer insight into the Hellenistic and Roman periods. A brief boat ride from the thrumming nightclubs of Mykonos lies the UNESCO heritage site of Delos, one of the ...
Digital Journal

When Greeks were less fond of Alexander the Great

To modern Greeks, Alexander the Great is an integral part of their rich heritage -- one of history's greatest conquerors who toppled the hated Persian Empire and took Greek culture as far as Egypt and ...
CU Boulder News & Events

Ancient Greek Ceramic Kilns

Pottery in ancient Greece, as elsewhere, was fired in a specially-made ceramic kiln. Other firing structures, including food ovens, smelting furnaces, and lime kilns, would have been unsuitable for ...