In different passage, Aulus tells us about some bookstalls he came across when he arrived by ship at the port of Brundisium ...

A trip to Greece offers so much more than swimming in crystal-clear waters and visiting ancient ruins (though both are ...

The majority of the temple dates to the 7th century BC, but archaeologists discovered portions of the site that are even ...

A gold heist in Ancient Greece on the prosperous island of Sifnos is considered to have been among the largest in recorded ...

These 15 Greek god animals served as sacred symbols and divine messengers in ancient mythology — and their meanings still ...

Shielded from development and agriculture, many archaeological sites from ancient Greece have now become inadvertent safe ...

Harpies are bird-like messengers of Zeus, sent by the Olympian ruler to punish humans for their crimes. They embody sudden ...

Ancient Greeks placed great emphasis on healthy skin, and developed many useful and largely natural beauty tips.

Hercules used them to regain his strength after his legendary labours, Hippocrates lauded their beneficial properties and even a famous Roman general, Sulla, said he owed his health to them. Their ...

I vowed to see the Parthenon on this, my fourth visit to Athens, and my friend Cathy and I arrived a few days before our cruise and booked a tour of the Acropolis, on one of the highest hills of the ...

New simulations suggest that the Antikythera Mechanism may have jammed within months, as small errors in the spacing.

He was contemplating the klismos, a sculptural chair with a curved backrest, woven seat, and tapered saber legs that swoop ...