Sparta was an ancient Greek city-state located in the region of Laconia, in the Peloponnese. It was known for its military ...

On the Athenian side was a rather colourful strategos, or general. This relatively young man's name was Alcibiades, and his ...

Pavlopetri, a small islet in the Peloponnese, is the oldest ancient Greek city that has ever been discovered underwater.

Salamatgul Kari, who lives in the ancient city of Kashgar, has turned her family courtyard into a guesthouse, showing the unique ethnic culture of Xinjiang to visitors from around the world. Talking ...

In the 1950s, botanist Wilhelmina Jashemski identified traces of pollen, spores and plant fossils in the ancient city of Pompeii. The discovery suggested that the site had once been a lush, cultivated ...

An ancient city has been unveiled by archaeologists in Peru. Located in the Huaura province, Peñico has opened to the public after nearly a decade of excavation and conservation efforts. Newsweek has ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Mayan city nearly 3,000 years old in northern Guatemala, with pyramids and monuments that point to its significance as an important ceremonial site, the ...