Megas Alexandros

In this new edition of  All Alexander's Women  (enlarged edition 2025), Robbert Bosschart further develops the role of women in Alexande...

In my post of February 2014, I wrote that archaeologists had discovered a level below the known ground floor of Petra ’s   Treasury (see: He...

The thought alone causes most people to frown their eyebrows and stare at me in utter disbelief. Who says this?   Well, obviously not our Gr...

Nowadays, Myndos   is probably best-known for its underwater causeway running from the city’s harbor to Rabbit Island, which  is guarding th...

The existence of a Graeco-Persian sarcophagus seems quite unique. In any case, it is the first time I come across such an example. The find ...

Corinth  straddled the isthmus between mainland  Greece  and the Peloponnesus and relied on two harbors. Lechaion , faced the Gulf of Corin...

In antiquity, Perinthus was of strategic importance as it controlled Athens ’ grain route from the Black Sea through the Bosporus . Each ...

Alexander  always planned ahead, far ahead even. He was a true genius juggling many problems, projects, and strategies (see: Eyewitness acco...

The site of Paestum  in southern Italy and once part of Magna Graecia is known for its three well-preserved temples. One is dedicated to P...

The Getty President & CEO Katherine E. Fleming just shared an update on the fires in their Newsletter. Given the particular circumstance...