Human remains found among burnt offerings at Greek mountain top altar to Zeus. A SINISTER discovery at the top of a Greek mountain may corroborate one of the darkest legends of antiquity — a ...

In Greek mythology, Prometheus is a figure largely associated with mortals. His role in stealing fire from Olympus and gifting it to mortals, along with his subsequent punishment, is one of the ...

Archaeologists recently made numerous "spectacular" discoveries at a long-forgotten temple to an Ancient Greek god, according to local officials. The Department of Antiquities in Cyprus shared a ...

In addition to the altar, the Pergamon museum also houses reconstructions of such ancient monuments as the Market Gate of Miletus, a 95 feet wide, 55 feet tall façade built during the 2nd century ...

Archaeologists in Spain have uncovered the oldest known Greek marble altar in the western Mediterranean, revealing the ...

“Antiochus Epiphanes, a Seleucid who ruled from 175-164 B.C., captured Jerusalem in 167 B.C. and promptly desecrated the Temple by removing the altar, replacing it with a Greek altar to Zeus and ...