A monumental tomb found near Corinth has revealed several burials, along with artifacts reflecting its later use as a healing ...

In a city buried under feet of ash and debris from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, archaeologists have announced ...

Born in Monteroni di Lecce, a small town in Puglia, a southern province of Italy, the 77-year-old Cardinal Semeraro has been ...

Simply put, pi is a mathematical constant that expresses the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. It figures into numerous formulas used in physics, astronomy, engineering and other ...

It figures into numerous formulas used in physics, astronomy, engineering and other fields, dating back thousands of years to ancient Egypt ... Jones began using the Greek symbol for the number.

It remains a major Christian shrine ... Greek Orthodox, Armenian Apostolic, Roman Catholic, and Syriac Orthodox denominations. 4. Mar Sarkas (Pre-325 AD, Maalula, Syria) This ancient monastery ...

His story embodies the ancient Greek understanding of nature ... Pausanias recounts stories of Melampus’ healing abilities and mentions the hero’s shrine in Argos. There the people honored him with ...

He names Orthia Artemis in Sparta as being among those daemons. At this shrine Spartan young men would flog themselves to satisfy her spirit with blood. In the ancient Greek tragedy “Eumenides” by the ...

The Opa Oranmiyan Shrine, housing the ... significantly to its economy. Greece earns over $18bn annually from cultural tourism, thanks to well-maintained ancient sites like the Acropolis and ...