Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West's first scientist, believed the whole Earth was suspended on ...

There were many similarities between ancient Greece and Egypt. The two civilizations were in close contact during the ...

During the fifth century BC, Athens was a city-state to be reckoned with. Together with Sparta, it was one of the two great powers of Classical Greece. When in 431 bc the Peloponnesian War broke out, ...

The ancient Greeks had a reputation for holding wild parties. But that’s not the only way to party like an ancient Greek.

AN INCREDIBLE simulation of ancient Athens shows the bustling Greek capital as it looked 3,000 years ago. Created by a 3D artist, the video gives a glimpse of the magnificent city at the height of its ...

Seeing a city on foot changes the way it reveals itself. Streets become stories, distances feel intentional, and small ...

The ancient Greeks and Romans built astonishing monuments like the Lighthouse of Alexandria and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and while only the Great Pyramid of Giza remains intact, we’ve ...

Archaeologists have discovered extensive remains of what is believed to be an ancient marketplace with shops and a religious center at the southern edge of Athens, the Culture Ministry said Friday.

THE Athens of the fourth and fifth centuries before Christ, which may properly enough be called the Periclean Athens, has been an extinct community for more than two thousand years, and yet it is more ...

Performed in the annual Dionysia festivals, tragic drama was a central tradition of Ancient Greece, a method of both entertainment and religious worship. Equally important was competition, for at the ...

Giorgos Palisidis built what he calls the "Aristotelian menu", based on foods and ingredients of the birthplace of Aristotle.