Divers have recovered an "exceptional" marble relic from the sea bed in Italian waters that may belong to a famous temple dedicated to the ancient Greek deity, Zeus, who was believed to rule as king ...

The Temple of Olympian Zeus, dedicated the first among the Gods, is the most magnificent monument in Athens, other than the ...

Temples honoring Poseidon often became major religious centers. Pilgrims from across the Greek world brought offerings, and statues of the god stood tall inside these sacred spaces. Like other temples ...

Excavations on a Greek island have revealed an ancient temple where animal sacrifices once took place. The temple lies within an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Artemis located in the ...

Excavation of an ancient Greek temple has yielded a variety of figurines, possibly offerings to Poseidon. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

What if the gods actually ‘eat’ the food you offer them? Not just symbolically — but physically, as though the divine hand ...

Ancient Greeks were ahead of the curve in a lot of ways—including, it seems, issues of accessibility. A new archaeological study has found that stone ramps on some ancient buildings were likely built ...

An archaeological team has uncovered for the first time more than half of the temple, long buried under River Nile sediment.