I’ve just returned from Crete, where I visited the ancient palace of Knossos, and the archaeological museum in Heraklion, where thousands of the artifacts and artworks of ancient Crete are displayed.

Hypsipyle was the mythical ancient Greek queen of Lemnos who ruled over a matriarchal society after all the men were massacred.

On a summer day in 1908, Italian archaeologist Luigi Pernier unearthed what would become one of history’s most tantalizing puzzles. While excavating the ancient Minoan palace of Phaistos in Crete, ...

An interdisciplinary team of archaeologists and topographers from the University of Rome “La Sapienza,” in close collaboration with the Ephorate of Antiquities of Heraklion, has concluded a fruitful ...

Travellers have long been drawn to Greece’s largest island, both for the richness of its past and the beauty of its landscapes. In Chania, the two collide. Built on the site of an ancient Minoan ...