Europe
Archaeology
The Stunning Ancient Greek Queen Fresco Discovered in Pompeii
A stunning fresco discovered amongst the ruins of ancient Pompeii in 2018 depicts a sensual scene of the Roman god Jupiter, disguised as a swan, and Leda, the Greek mythical queen of Sparta and wife of King Tyndareus.
The figure...
Culture
Ancient Greece Meets Anglicanism at London’s St. Pancras New Church
The St. Pancras New Church is a Greek Revival church in the Bloomsbury/St. Pancras neighborhood in London. Even though its name suggests otherwise, it was built between 1819 and 1922 and was designed by William Inwood and his son,...
Ancient Greece
The Ancient Greek Fisherman and His Astonishing Villa Mosaics
Phainos was the most famous fisherman of his time who lived in the 2nd century AD in the ancient Greek city of Halicarnassus.
His villa, adorned with astonishing mosaics depicting sea creatures, was accidentally discovered by property developers in 2018.
Phainos...
Ancient Greece
The “Gate to Hell” in the Ancient Greek City of Hierapolis
The famed "Gate to Hell" at the ruins of the ancient Greek city of Hierapolis in western Turkey opened to regular visitors in 2022.
Known also as Pluto’s Gate—Ploutonion in Greek, Plutonium in Latin—the cave was celebrated as the portal...
Ancient Greece
How Europe Got Its Name: The Greek Myth of Europa
Europe got its name from the Greek princess of Phoenicia, Europa. According to Greek mythology, Zeus, the king of the Olympian Gods, transformed into a beautiful white bull to abduct the girl he loved.
The story of Europa is one...
Archaeology
First Modern Humans in Europe Associated With Gravettian Culture
A recent CNRS study has determined who the very first modern humans to reside in Europe must have been around thirty-eight to forty thousand years ago. Within this time frame, new humans slowly replaced older human groups that had...
Animals
Giant Long-Necked Titan Dinosaur Unearthed in Europe
Around 122 million years ago, a gigantic, unique dinosaur unlike any previously seen walked the lands of what is now Spain. The bones of this ancient, long-necked titan dinosaur, known as a sauropod, have only just now been unearthed...
Archaeology
Oldest Shoes in Europe Have Just Been Found
Archaeologists say they have found the oldest shoes in Europe. They are a pair of grass-woven sandals which appear to be six thousand years old.
Scientists had been exploring a bat cave in Spain when they found them. They also...
Animals
World’s Most Invasive Species Reaches the Mediterranean
In a recent study, researchers have made a significant discovery: the red fire ant, known as one of the world's most troublesome invaders, has made its way to Europe for the very first time.
This particular ant, scientifically named Solenopsis...
Europe
Greeks Have the Highest Working Hours in Europe, New Study Reveals
New statistics from the University of Groningen, incorporating Eurostat data, reveal that Greeks have the most working hours among Europeans.
The new data showed that Greece leads the pack with an impressive average of 2,036 working hours per year. Poland and...