Cecrops, Athens’ first king, banned bloody sacrifices and reformed worship with laws, morality, and symbolic offerings.

No other ancient historian has written a book so insightful on the mechanisms of war as Thucydides' History of the ...

Researchers simulated the device's ancient gear system to find out whether the contraption actually worked. Apparently, it ...

While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one in central Athens that garners the most attention. In fact, it's routinely referred to simply as "The ...

Most modern structures are built to last 50 years or so, but ingenious ancient engineering has kept this watery city afloat for more than 1,600 years – using only wood. As any local knows ...

Art of Ancient Greece 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.

Athens, Greece – Greece celebrated the anniversary of the 1821 Greek Revolution with grandeur on Tuesday, March 25, highlighted by a spectacular military parade in the capital. The event began at ...

A groundbreaking study using advanced radar technology has revealed a vast and intricate underground structure beneath the Pyramids of Giza. Scientists Corrado Malanga from the University of Pisa and ...

Scotland survived an onslaught from Greece in Athens as Scott McTominay’s first-half penalty proved enough to take a one-goal lead back to Hampden in their Nations League relegation play-off.

Steve Clarke's side took the lead thanks to a debatable penalty before VAR rescued them in a second half that Greece dominated, with the hosts denied an equaliser and a late penalty by the technology.

Scotland fans partying in Greece have been warned to 'stay indoors' amidst a fire scare near Athens. Supporters gathered in the port city of Piraeus have been hit with a mobile alert from the ...