A manuscript discovered in the Judean desert contains trial notes on an intricate tax-evasion scheme that involved forgery, ...

Claims for the artefacts' return 'vary greatly in legitimacy' due to 'highly disputed' historical and political arguments, a ...

Findings uncovered in the gold mines of Ghozza are shedding a dark light on one of the most powerful ancient civilizations.

Slavery in Ancient Greece was acceptable and common, as in most organized societies of the time, yet with differences between ...

BC, at the peak of the Greek Archaic period, Priene was a small Ionian city overlooking the Aegean Sea. Located on the coast ...

Greece is known around the world for many things, one of which is its society’s devotion to the foundational role of family.

Anyone, from kings to slaves, could be initiated ... for wealthy Athenians. Outside of Athens, surviving ancient peristyle temples are rare in Greece, but you can find a beautiful one just ...

Myra's oddest claim to fame is that in the 3rd century BC it was home to a bishop called Saint Nicholas, who is alleged to ...

Savvas Eleftherlades took a trip aboard the Oceania Cruises Riviera ship, setting sail from Athens and took in the Greek ...

The northernmost major Greek island blends mountainous landscapes ... Thassos has just been crowned as the 'least spoilt' destination in Greece and the 'secret' of the Greeks by The Telegraph.

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 ...