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 ...

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

The Story of the Trojan War The tale of the Trojan War is perhaps the most famous story of ancient Greek mythology ... On the interactive map on the home page, the levels are represented by ...

About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important places in the ancient world. The Greeks were great thinkers, warriors, writers, actors, athletes, artists, architects and politicians.

The Babylonian Map of the World, originating from ancient Iraq around the sixth century B.C., is the oldest known map. Depicting a circular world with Babylon at its center and surrounded by water ...

The Battle of Gaugamela, which took place on Oct. 1, 331 BC, is known for Alexander the Great's conquest of Darius III’s ...

One of ancient Greece's most hallowed sites has been found thanks to a determined Swiss archaeologist, a chatty local, and a ...

The map is a 5 by 3-inch tablet that depicts ... unveils its aquatic secrets after 240 million years Ancient computer reveals ...

When was Ancient Greece? How did ancient Greece begin? The first Olympic games and new discoveries How was Greece ruled? Activities About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important ...

This article follows our family as we visit the Ancient Agora of Athens. Plus, learn about the history of this iconic ...

This tree-map is sounding a rare note of optimism in the conservation world. But the Woodland Trust charity warns that these trees - known as ancient or veteran specimens - have "almost no" legal ...

From a one-room taverna in Montreal to a global empire, Costas Spiliadis’ forty-five years of Milos comes full-circle with a ...