When the Greek philosopher Plato first described an advanced civilization that sank beneath the ocean thousands of years ago, most listeners did not take it seriously. But the story acquired new popularity in the 20th century, and explorers have continually looked for evidence of its existence....

Pergamon and its Maritime Satellite Elaia: New Research on Urban Space and the Territory of a Hellenistic Capital Felix Pirson, Director of the German Archaeological Institute in Istanbul, and director of the Pergamon Excavations The Pergamon-Excavation of the German Archaeological Institute...

This lecture is being given by Dr. Jean MacIntosh Turfa, Rodney Young Fellow in the Mediterranean Section. This talk details an Etruscan book of thunder-omens, translated into English for the first time. This book reveals the dynamic and perilous world that was ancient Etruria, from famine to...