(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) But in 2008 a team of Italian archaeologists began to excavate outside the ancient ...

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Greek historians like Herodotus are famous for writing down some of the first-ever Western historical records and waxing poetic about the skirmishes and wars waged throughout Ancient Greece. But just ...

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Israeli archeologists may have discovered the first-ever tomb of a woman known as a "hetaira" to Alexander the Great's army in Ancient Greece. A hetaira, or courtesan, was an "esteemed escort," said ...

King Tharypas of Epirus, the pioneering ruler who Hellenized the Molossian kingdom, shaped its cultural, political and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But in 2008 a team of Italian archaeologists began to excavate outside the ancient city wall at Himera, a Greek colony on the ...