ATHENS, Greece — A priceless gold wreath has been unearthed in an ancient city in northern Greece, buried with human bones in a large copper vase that workers initially took for a land mine.

In ancient Greece, wreaths were introduced as rewards for victories ... Similarly, winners of the Pythian Games, held in honor of Apollo, were awarded laurel wreaths. These games also included ...

Take Greek mythology, for example: those stories are timeless because we constantly refer to myths and stories of Ancient Greece to make sense of contemporary events. From Fate & Fabled ...

Laurel wreaths are a simple way to make your toga party feel more ... The Olympic games are a fun and active event where guests compete in simple challenges, just like in ancient Greece. You can set ...

The Panorama design showed the vibrant colours, language and culture of Greece: from the waves of the sea ... symbolising victory and reflecting the ancient tradition of awarding laurel wreaths to ...

The film explores the golden age of ancient Greece, highlighting its significant contributions to democracy, art, philosophy, and culture. It emphasizes the pride of Greek city-states ...

Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy - and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece and the Aegean ...

Here’s how it works. A rare "Corinthian" helmet from ancient Greece will go up for auction in London later this month. Such helmets were iconic of the ancient Greek style of infantry fighting ...

In ancient Greece, for example, they symbolized everything from glory in battle to memorializing the recently deceased. In this modern-day laurel wreath, the foliage is created with thin rings cut ...

The front of the coin features Brutus’ profile bordered by a laurel wreath. The back depicts a ... Known as an aureus, a type of gold currency used in ancient Rome, it was issued in 43 or ...

In the Saturday column, we talked about how to choose and care for your fresh-cut Christmas tree. Let’s continue the theme and talk about Christmas wreaths and how that tradition got started.