Deipnosophistae by Athenaeus, a work written around 200 CE about well-read people philosophizing and enjoying good food and drink.

Ancient Greece is traditionally remembered for its philosophy, mythology, and great buildings—but there's a lesser-known side ...

In Greek mythology, Eos was the goddess of the dawn. Though, like other primordial gods, she was not widely worshiped by the ...

Greek sources portrayed the Achaemenid kings, as indulgent and ruthless—all but Cyrus II. Why was this enemy ruler the only exception?

She is the director of operations here at Aigai, the ancient royal capital ... largest building in classical Greece, three times the size of the Parthenon in Athens. For Kottaridi, decades of ...

The Calf Bearer and other ancient masterpieces that miraculously survived the Persian destruction of Athens when the Acropolis ... famous archaic and early classical Greek sculptures in history—the ...

Ancient Greek ruins in Athens city center at Plaka district ... Wat Ratchaburana is immediately north of Wat Mahathat. Little boy taking photos and videos with a professional camera in the ancient ...

The leading Greek filmmaker and director ... world’s a stage” and the Acropolis in Athens has been the cinematic backdrop to some well-known movies and other artistic performances over the years. In ...

Indeed, Mills described the proportions of the main portico as "exactly those of the Parthenon of Athens ... saluted the grassroots democracy of ancient Greece—a vision more in keeping with ...

Authorities on the Greek island of Crete have arrested six people allegedly involved in an antiquities smuggling operation.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A bomb planted near the offices of Hellenic Train, Greece's main railway company, exploded Friday night in a busy district of central Athens, authorities said. There were ...