Ancient Jewish ritual bath, oldest of its kind in Europe, uncovered by archaeologists
Archeologists recently uncovered an historic 1,600-year-old Jewish bath known as a mikveh in Ostia Antica, the archaeological site of an ancient Roman city.
Travel: There’s nothing like being pampered in a spa while visiting historic Greece
The wellness destination Euphoria Retreat provides services to heal the body and mind in the ancient fortress town of ...
Greek City Times18d
Greece Braces for Mud Showers and Unseasonably High Temperatures
Greece is set to experience a mix of weather conditions in the coming days, with mud showers expected across the country and an unusual surge in temperatures by the weekend. After a sudden downpour in ...
The New York Times19d
Archaeologists Unearth Oldest Jewish Ritual Bath Found in Europe
Discovered outside Rome, the bath, which is thought to be a mikvah, could be more than 1,600 years old. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Ostia Antica When Luigi Maria Caliò, a classical ...
Greek Reporter20d
First Ancient Greek Temple in 1,700 Years Opens in Arcadia
After 1,700 years the first ancient Greek temple opened in Arcadia, Peloponnese over the weekend. Hundreds of people attended the inauguration ceremony of the temple which was built for liturgical ...
Historic UK23d
London’s Roman Baths
London’s only (supposedly) Roman Baths can be found just off the Strand in Westminster. Located about a metre and a half under street level, you can just about glimpse a view of the remains through a ...
Euronews24d
Violent clashes erupt in Greece after fresh protests over fatal 2023 train crash
Protesters in Athens launched gasoline bombs and fireworks in clashes with police on Wednesday night, following a fresh wave of nationwide demonstrations calling for politicians to be held ...
TradeWinds24d
Grounded cargo ship could be stuck on mud flats for a month
A cargo ship that ran aground off the UK could be stranded on mud flats for another month. Humber Rescue believes tidal conditions in the Humber estuary near Brough on the east coast of England ...
BBC25d
Cargo ship will be stuck in mud 'for a month'
A cargo ship that ran aground in the Humber estuary is likely to remain in the channel for "the next month", officials have said. H&S Wisdom became stuck near Brough as it made its way to Gunness ...
The State26d
Despite warnings, Scout Motors project repeatedly polluted creeks with mud, records show
Not long after workers began clearing land for a massive electric vehicle plant in South Carolina two years ago, project officials ran into trouble with state and federal agencies over damage ...
Associated Press28d
Mud-covered Carnival revelers are a strange sight in sleepy Brazilian town
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Several hundred mud-covered Carnival revelers paraded in the sleepy seaside town of Paraty in southeastern ...
Greek Reporter28d
The Geometric Period in Ancient Greece and Its Impact on Western Civilization
The Hirschfeld Krater, Ancient Greece, mid-8th century BC, from the late Geometric period, depicting ekphora, the act of carrying a body to its grave. National Archaeological Museum, Athens. Credit: ...