New research shows how trade rooted in local resource differences and the conflicts it sparked, made ancient Greek ...

There's always been a deep-seated rejection of monarchy in Greece, favoring accountable, accessible leaders over distant, ...

Two recently discovered ancient gold rings set with garnets reveal how Greek trends and customs became part of life in ...

From Giorgio de Chirico to Aristophanes, Evelyn Waugh to Zorba the Greek, this irreverent and erudite political musing weaves ...

Athens-based independent scholar Demetrius Savvides has shown that in Amphipolis, northern Greece, where the Kastas Monument ...

According to legend, this earthen architecture city owes its existence to a magic worm. In the epic poem, Shahnameh, by Persian poet Ferdowsi, a girl was spinning cotton when she discovered a worm ...

A Michelin-starred rooftop meal in Athens may lead to an off-menu farm visit—an unadvertised experience where the real heart ...

This raucous meeting, which took place exactly 1700 years ago, was one of the most important in Christian history.

Hidden beneath the Giza Plateau, the Osiris Shaft remains one of Egypt’s most unsettling and mysterious sites. A 100-foot vertical descent into solid limestone leads to multiple chambers containing ...

The Parthenon is an incredible example of ancient Greek architecture and while it is in ruins (comparatively speaking) today, ...