The ancient Greek city-state of Syracuse on the eastern coast of Sicily started as a colony and became a Greek metropolis.

The first kind of love the Greeks defined was eros, named after the Greek god of carnal love and fertility. It represents ...

Despite the stereotypes, eunuchs clearly often played important roles in the ostensibly masculine world of strategic planning ...

The ancient Greek language and culture spread through Africa following the conquests of Alexander the Great on the continent.

Philotimo is a special Greek word that even Greeks have trouble defining or translating. So much so that it became a hot ...

But the artistic style of the artifact and subsequent studies of the archaeological site on the Peloponnese Peninsula suggest ...

The city was founded in the 8th century BCE and was inhabited for centuries before it sank into the Mediterranean Sea.

Kenyon College’s auditorium resounded with the booming voices of tragic heroes and the sing-song prayer of ancient narrators.

Ancient Greece is often credited with numerous innovations that have shaped our modern world. From philosophy and democracy ...

Living in the seabed, mermaids are often depicted as sitting on a protruding surface of sea rock basking in the sun. Of course, modern scientists try to ...

With the majority of the ancient structure exposed and final restoration stages underway, the Prusias ad Hypium theater is ...

In a fresh push to protect cultural heritage from theft the ministry says owners of metal detectors will now need a permit from a government department – with those violating the rules risking up to ...