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Ancient Phrygian Inscription to the Mother of Gods Deciphered
Researchers decipher an ancient Phrygian inscription dedicated to the Mother Goddess, shedding light on the cultural and ...
5,500-Year-Old Seals Offer New Clues About the Birth of Writing
Italian researchers suggest that symbols from the oldest writing system in the world may have come directly from cylinder seal motifs.
Greek City Times19d
Woman Arrested for Mistaking Greek Flags for Israeli Symbols in New Jersey Incident
Montclair, New Jersey—A local woman was arrested after mistakenly vandalizing a restaurant’s decorations, believing the Greek flags on display were Israeli flags. Amber Matthews, a 23-year-old TikTok ...
The Earth Institute Columbia University22d
A New History of the Ancient Greek City-State
The ancient Greek polis, or city-state, was a resilient and adaptable political institution founded on the principles of citizenship, freedom, and equality. Emerging around 650 BCE and lasting until ...
Greek Reporter25d
Phaistos Disk: One of Archaeology’s Greatest Mysteries
Initially, some experts suggested the symbols were an early form of Greek language describing an animal sacrifice that took place in a temple. Others have said it was written in Hittite or Egyptian.
The Conversation26d
A brief history of the muses: the Greek goddesses who provided divine inspiration for ancient poets
Eventually, nine muses were identified, covering every branch of the arts, in the ancient Greek poet Hesiod’s introduction to Theogony, his epic poem about mythical stories and characters (circa ...