Perfumes had captivated the ancient Greeks and through many sources, we can still venture through the world of perfumes in ancient Greece.

A theater that once overlooked ancient Lefkada in Greece is seeing the light of day more than a century after its initial ...

Anthropologist Alex Bentley tells The Conversation Weekly about his research how modelling the spread of COVID sparked new ...

Chemical analyses revealed wine residue on both expensive goblets and common cups unearthed among the legendary city's ruins ...

Ancient Greek physicians like Aretaeus and Hippocrates described and treated diabetes-like symptoms thousands of years ago.

The Rod of Asclepius is a striking emblem: a simple staff with a lone snake coiled around it, universally acknowledged as a symbol of medicine and healing.

From March 20 to 22, the "Silk Road Medical Dialogue: Exchange Between Ancient Chinese Medicine and Sri Lankan Traditional Medicine" series of events took place in Colombo, Gampaha, Kandy ...

The snake is an ancient symbol of medicine, linked to deities like Apollo and Asclepius. It represents rebirth and healing, due to its ability to shed its skin and regenerate. In Greek mythology, the ...

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In southern Greece, a monumental ancient tomb was discovered to have been used as a burial site for centuries before […] ...

In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology.

In the modern world, we know good nutrition is essential for our health. Doctors in ancient Greece and Rome knew this too—in fact diet advice was a mainstay of medical practice and health routines.