The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...

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

There are many mysteries concerning the ancient Greek world, including the identity of some of its most illustrious members ...

This post highlights historical places to visit in Athens Greece. It also provides insight into planning your itinerary for a ...

You'd be wrong to think the ancient Greek gods bled red like you and me, as ichor was the substance that defined their ...

More than a century after its initial discovery, the only known amphitheater on the Ionian Islands is finally seeing the light of day. Perched on a hillside on Lefkada, an island off the west ...

She has been a silent observer in the original title, but her statues were all over the in-game world. She was an omnipresent character throughout the game but didn’t play an active role in the ...

A bronze statue of Maria Callas, created by acclaimed Greek sculptor Nikos Floros, was unveiled on Thursday at the main building of UNESCO in Paris. The installation was made possible through the ...

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures from ancient Greek and Roman mythology. In Greek and Roman myth, the ...

The ancient Greeks and Romans often doused their statues in perfume, a recent study found. Published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, the study adds to evidence that statues were more than ...