For hundreds of years experts have been trying to find answers as to how the great Minoan civilization of Crete came to an ...

The Cyclades are a treasure trove of archaeological sites, offering a glimpse into the rich history of the Aegean.

Nature of freedom It’s not clear what freedom has become in the twenty-first century. So many claim it, but so few understand ...

The olive tree is one of the most iconic symbols of the Mediterranean basin, deeply intertwined with the region's history, ...

Greece, one of the world’s oldest civilizations, traces its history back to at least 7000 BCE, when Neolithic settlements ...

Modern civilization, however ... ever since Near Eastern commercial and credit practices were brought to the Aegean and Mediterranean lands in the first millennium BC. The West has adopted ...

The best way to experience the magical view of the rock-cut churches and fair chimneys of Cappadocia is by taking a hot air ...

This site, identified as the ancient Hittite city of Nerik, has revealed a water control infrastructure dating back to the Bronze Age, between 1525 and 1426 BCE, according to dendrochronological and ...

The Aegean, home to some of Europe’s earliest civilizations—and Koutsodendris’s homeland, Greece—was a natural place to go looking for lost chapters of this environmental story.

A team of archaeologists has discovered in Knossos, on the Greek island of Crete, the longest Linear A inscription found to ...

From ancient civilizations to modern metropolises ... Whether it’s a restaurant overlooking the waters of the Aegean Sea or a hotel nestled along the coastline of Montenegro, architects ...