It’s also a possibility that some civilizations rotted from the inside through a general system collapse. Scholars have noted ...

An exhibition showcasing ancient Greece opened in Beijing, China, offering a rare glimpse of artifacts on loan from Greek museums.

Featuring 270 artifacts from 14 Greek museums, the exhibition The Greeks: Agamemnon to Alexander the Great opened at the ...

Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, the former Master of Jesus College, Cambridge, who has died aged 87, was better known to the public as the archaeologist Colin Renfrew.Long before Time Team brought ...

Greece’s highest mountain, Mount Olympus, has 52 peaks and deep gorges. The highest peak, Mytikas is 2,917 m (9,570 ft) and, ...

As an ardent student of classical history and the ideals of democracy, I insisted that we include Greece as part of ...

A population of 319,045, Thessaloniki, Greece is a stunning port city on the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea. The area is ...

In his seaside workshop on the Greek island of Lesbos, Nikos Kouvdis uses ancient techniques to create pottery pieces that ...

Greece's island of Samos was the birthplace of Pythagoras and its fascinating history goes back to the myth of the Argonauts ...

November 21, 2024 • The Thanksgiving story most of us hear is about friendship and unity. And that's what Sarah Josepha Hale had on her mind when she sat down to write a letter to President ...

The sistrum was one of the most sacred musical instruments in ancient Egypt and was believed to hold powerful magical properties. It was used in the worship of the goddess Hathor, mythological... The ...

Athletics, a sport that was founded in antiquity, has continued to adapt through the centuries, offering a dynamic, life-enhancing sport. On 17 July 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden, following the closing ...