Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized frescoes depicting initiation rites of Dionysus, the ancient Greek god of wine and ecstasy. The discovery was made in a banquet hall…
A hotel in Greece has been ordered to pay compensation to a family of German holidaymakers because they couldn't find any sun loungers in the morning. Managers at the hotel…
Hungry sheep turned into woolly jumpers after guzzling 100 kilogrammes of cannabis at a farm in Greece. The flock had been driven to find new pastures when floods washed out…
A teenage swimmer died on a holiday to Greece with pals when he suffered a massive heart attack during a dip in the sea. Victim Demir Kandemir, 19, had been…
Twenty-nine ancient artefacts worth USD 20 million have been returned to Greece by the United States, including a coin that was minted to commemorate the murder of Julius Caesar. The…
Binmen in Greece were shocked to find a rare white tiger cub underneath a waste container outside a zoo. The young feline, believed to be about three months old, was…
Creators of the Bible could have pinched some of its best lines from ancient curse tablets, a new study has revealed. Theology experts began by studying the language of the…
An ancient temple dedicated to Poseidon which was thought to be long lost after a series of tsunamis hit Greece has been discovered by archaeologists. The remains of what researchers…
Greek archaeologists have unearthed a stunning Roman-era statue of Hercules dating back nearly 2,000 years. The statue of Hercules – or Heracles, as he is known in Greece, dating back…
Scientists have developed an innovative method to examine DNA traces in honey which could help with the early identification of health problems in a hive as a deadly new disease…