Heron of Alexandria is said to have invented the first vending machine in the 1st century AD. So, how did this contraption work, and what did it dispense?

He was a friend of Xenophon — who was his best biographer — and an extraordinary military commander whose abilities helped ...

Alexander the Great, a Macedonian king, built one of history's largest empires. He led his army across Asia and Egypt.

For emperors and kings, hunting was never just sport - it was power on display. From Byzantine rulers struck down after a boar hunt to Macedonian scandals, Mughal spectacle, Persian legend, and fatal ...

The gold and silver mines of ancient Greece produced the metals needed to forge empires and lay the foundations of Western ...

Modern political and cultural ties remain underdeveloped; more needs to be done to raise awareness about them.The post Reviving an ancient bond between Macedonians and Jews appeared first on JNS.org.

The sound of an ancient Greek lyre, built in a family workshop in Europo, Kilkis, played in cinemas worldwide as part of the soundtrack for the animated ...

Ten more remnants of the now defunct allies Dawlah Islamiya and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters pledged allegiance to the ...

Watching the opening ceremonies of the 2026 Milan Olympics inspired me to recall my excursion to the Greek-speaking villages of Southern Italy. Known as Grecia Salentina ...

The nose might give the man up as a Roman; the substantial bridge being a feature of the Italian race still today.

Alexander the Great conquered the region around 329 B.C.E., leaving behind Greek and Macedonian settlers who intermarried with locals. Their descendants eventually formed new kingdoms whose legacies c ...

One October morning in 336 B.C., the small theater at Aigai, the ceremonial center of ancient Macedonia, began to fill with honored guests. They had come from across Greece and the Balkans to attend ...