The Acropolis of Athens is one of the most visited world sites, but what stood on top of it before the construction of the ...

A Roman-era bridge was discovered in the ancient city of Elefsina, west of Athens during works for a suburban railway line.

Greece is home to some of the world's most iconic historic sites - and officials are keen to protect them, so introduced a ...

Ancient statues have also been found in trash before in other parts of Europe. In 2023, a Roman-era statuette of Venus was discovered in a trash dump in Rennes, France. That same year, ancient bronze ...

The discovery of a 2000-year-old headless statue from the Hellenistic period has prompted Greek police to investigate.

Greece has elected Constantine Tassoulas, a prominent advocate for the return of the Parthenon sculptures, as its new ...

The agoras of the ancient Greek city-states were open areas for ... than the adjacent Acropolis. Just be sure to wear comfortable walking shoes or allot extra time for moving around if you use ...

Greek lawmakers have elected a former parliament speaker and leading advocate for the return of the disputed Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum as the country’s new president ...

Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece.

In order to protect historic monuments such as the Acropolis in Athens, officials in Greece introduced an unusual footwear ...