Ancient Greece laid the foundations of Western art. Traveling from its sun-splashed isles to the rugged mainland to bustling Athens, we trace the rise of Greek culture.

Invented around the 8th century B.C.E., the Greek alphabet was groundbreaking — it became the first written script in history to clearly distinguish vowels from consonants. You might think of ...

Ancient Greece remains one of the most influential civilizations in history, shaping the foundations of Western culture, ...