European travel expert Rick Steves speaks highly of Greece's previous capital. The historic city has access to glorious ...

The gymnasium (i.e. gym) in ancient Greece was an important institution, as exercising and keeping one’s body fit were vital in society. Credit: Marie Lan Nguyen/Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 2.5 The ...

While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one in central Athens that garners the most attention. In fact, it's routinely referred to simply as "The ...

This unique degree programme offers training in an unparalleled range of ancient languages and their associated history, culture and textual traditions. Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin ...

Once constructed, the network helped transport ideas, religions, commodities and currencies across the ancient world. While the connection between Europe and East Asia was severed in 1453 when the ...

Experts believe they may have finally solved the centuries-old mystery of America's lost Roanoke colony through hidden details discovered in a 400-year-old map. A blank spot on the historic "La ...

It was the largest protest in Greece in more than a decade and rallies also took place in more than 100 other cities across the country. The protests come following the release to local media of a ...

in northwest Greece. In August, construction workers installing underground water pipelines in a town north of Athens uncovered an ancient mosaic of dancing satyrs. A monumental building with lion ...

A local government in India is offering a $1 million prize to the first person who cracks the code of an ancient script found in the ruins of one of the world’s earliest civilizations.

Credit: Giannis Seloulis / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Greece’s Ministry of Culture announced a major revamp of the archaeological site of Peristeria, Messinia, to highlight the important ancient ...

The statue has been transferred to local antiquities authorities for preservation and further examination by archaeologists. Police have launched an investigation to determine who discarded the ...