Near the coastal village of Samikon, a sprawling temple complex, believed to be dedicated to Poseidon, ... Ancient Greek Temple of Poseidon finally found after 2,600 Years.

Archaeologists have uncovered two "exceptional" temples in a major ancient Greek city that changed hands several times over the centuries and whose history stretches back around 2,600 years.

The idea of a triangulation of the Greek world is not new, but rather an example of ‘sacred geography’, or how religious sites were situated according to astronomy or mythology. In the 1960s ...

Archaeologists working near the coastal village of Samikon have unearthed a monumental temple complex in the Western Peloponnese. Researchers believe this site was dedicated to Poseidon, the ...

But she argues that many ancient Greek skeletons show signs of arthritis, and painted figures on vases and sculptures often lean on canes or crutches. Even Hephaestus, one of the 12 Olympian gods ...

Of these, most temples have just one ramp leading to the main building, which makes the 11 ramps at the healing Sanctuary of Asclepius at Epidaurus all the more extraordinary.

The dig (right) is gradually uncovering the temple near Amarynthos A group of archaeologists have ended a search lasting more than 100 years for a missing Greek temple, after working out that ...

Given his Greek roots—and his spectacular temple in Olympia—you’d be forgiven for thinking the only temples to Zeus are in Greece. A new discovery in Egypt challenges that notion.

It also highlights the cultural and strategic role this god played in ancient Greek society, especially in coastal and seismically active areas. Scientists discover 2,600 year-old Greek Temple of ...