Ancient relics have been given a fresh lease of life in the Greek capital, where they’ve been reimagined and reworked to ...

“Orestes Being Pursued by the Furies,” by William Adolphe Bouguereau 1862. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain Many people have at least heard of the name Orestes, which is the name of a ...

This is a noble discipline, since, as the author writes, “in the background of every historian’s work is his own contemporary ...

In 1908, an archaeologist in Crete discovered a small clay disk bearing unknown symbols. Now known as the Phaistos disk, it ...

Priestesses in ancient Greece had powers that elevated them to a relatively high status in society. In the majority of ancient Greek city-states—with the notable exception of Sparta—the way women were ...

The Winged Victory of Samothrace, the Venus de Milo, Hermes of Olympia—when you think of the most famous Ancient Greek sculptures in the world, you immediately think of smooth, white stone ...

ATHENS, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, the youngest daughter of the late King of Greece Constantine II, married her fiance in an Orthodox ceremony in Athens on ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Surrounded by baby clothes and frilly cardigans, it’s hard to believe I’m here to learn about Greek history. But beneath the ...

Paste Magazine: Your previous books—Ariadne, Elektra, Atalanta—have been about female figures from Greek mythology who are ...

This is the largest theme park dedicated to Ancient Greece, arriving in Athens after a highly successful debut in Budapest, with direction by Sotiris Tsafoulias and historical curation by renowned ...

The Hidden Origins of Three English Plant Names The names of plants, or phytonyms (from Ancient Greek phytón , ‘plant’, and ónoma , ‘name’, ‘noun’), are a very significant part of the lexicon of a ...

Athens has a new luxury hotel, The Rivet House—a refined, very cool, hotel offering that raises the bar for luxury in the Classic City. By Katie Kelly Bell Contributor Aug 12, 2024 ...