Ancient Greeks saw Olympus as a divine realm of Zeus and the gods, not a mountain. Its link to Mount Olympus emerged in later traditions.
Ancient lead pollution in the Aegean Sea may have started 5,200 years ago — 1,200 years earlier than previously thought.
Lead released from smelting in ancient Greece is the world’s first toxic pollution, experts say. View on euronews ...
Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece.
Lead pollution started peaking when the Romans took over the Aegean coastline.