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The waters of Protaras, Cyprus, near where the shipwreck was spotted.
islands

Found: An Ancient Roman Shipwreck Off the Coast of Cyprus

It was carrying lots of old jugs.
Evan Nicole Brown June 27, 2019
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Chios Mastiha

Residents of this Greek island distill mastic sap, the "tears of Chios," into a piney-sweet liqueur.
Greek woman, early fourth century B.C.
food

To Conceive a Girl in Ancient Greece, Eat a Salad and Tie Your Right Testicle

Doctors wrote recipes to cure patients' ailments and determine the sex of their children.
Reina Gattuso March 7, 2019
The Piraeus Lion.
Venice, Italy

Piraeus Lion

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.
Cattolica di Stilo.
Stilo, Italy

Cattolica di Stilo

A small Byzantine church lost in the middle of the mountains of southern Italy.
Crotone, Italy

Capo Colonna

A single column facing the sea is all that's left of one of the most important temples of Magna Graecia.
Scale model of Ancient Rome.
Acton, Australia

Australian National University Classics Museum

A little-known museum of Ancient Roman and Ancient Greek artifacts.
The interior.
Palermo, Italy

The Martorana

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.
Hades and Persephone, with Persephone holding a branch of parsley (or perhaps celery).
mythology

Ancient Greek Funerals Were Decked Out in Celery

It was a powerful symbol of death—and victory.
Anne Ewbank October 23, 2018
Dionysus statue.
Naxos, Greece

Kouros of Apollonas

This ancient statue of Dionysus lies unfinished and abandoned in one of Greece's oldest quarries.
Aliki ancient marble quarry.
Thasos, Greece

Aliki Ancient Marble Quarry

The partially submerged ruins of a white marble quarry used in ancient Greece for over 1,200 years.
Pre-2009 work.
Vouliagmeni, Greece

Temple of Apollo Zoster

These ruins of a sacred Ancient Greek temple stand next to a luxurious modern resort.
Arkadiko Bridge.
Arkadiko, Greece

Arkadiko Bridge

Built by the Ancient Greeks, this chariot bridge is still in use today.
A modern attempt to recreate garum.
Gastro Obscura

Garum

In ancient Rome, this fermented fish sauce sparked a booming industry.
Athens, Greece

St. John Around the Column

There are many Byzantine-era churches still standing in Athens, but this is the only one with a 2,500-year-old column rising through its roof.
A reclined player getting ready to fling some wine.
Gastro Obscura

Kottabos

The ancient game of wine-flicking is as difficult as it is messy.
Monument of Lysicrates
Athens, Greece

Choragic Monument of Lysicrates

The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.
Marvelous temple ruins.
Calatafimi, Italy

Temple of Segesta

This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.