Aphrodite the ancient Greek goddess of love with Adonis depicted in red-figure style pottery. Credit: Aison Wikimedia Commons Public Domain The ancient Greek temple of goddess Aphrodite is perched on ...

A well known element of dice games played first in ancient Greece and then in Rome is called “Aphrodite’s throw,” which involves throwing four knuckle bones at once. If all four landed on a different ...

The head of an ancient sculpture of Venus. Neon lighting effect, Pop art style. Seascape. bay Aphrodite. Blue Lagoon. Mediterranean coast. Cyprus The bay of Aphrodite. Coast, beach, sea, rocks. Cyprus ...

The placement of ancient Greek temples was far from accidental, according to the fascinating theory of geodetic triangulation. This concept suggests that the location of these sacred sites was ...

Ancient people built temples all across the ancient world and dedicated them to a plethora of deities. While some of these structures haven't survived the test of time, some still exist today and ...

Although some movies and media depict ancient people as unclean, that’s not entirely accurate. The ancients had hygiene ...

One of central Athens' best preserved ruins is the Temple of Hephaestus. Nestled within Ancient Agora ... acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one in central Athens that ...

What did the ancient Greek believe in? Discover ancient Greek temples, gods and heroes. How did the ancient Greeks fight? Learn about ancient Greek battles, soldiers and weapons. What was Greek ...

There’s a verse about ancient Greek stories concerning death, including the Underworld and the afterlife. Build up stones and sculptures A celebration of Greek architecture, columns, temples ...

A group of researchers from the National Technical University of Athens has conducted an ambitious geophysical study to unravel the hidden mysteries beneath the Temple of Olympian Zeus, one of the ...