A man beats a drum while behind him women dressed in white slowly advance, holding torches and singing hymns to Zeus. The ...
Greece turned a fifth-century-BC shipwreck off the island of Alonissos into the country’s first underwater museum, letting ...
The agricultural economy was the backbone of wealth in ancient Greece. Food brought people together, whether in smaller ...
At the Battle of Sepeia in 494 BC, Sparta’s King Cleomenes burned Argos’ Sacred Grove, killing 6,000 soldiers in a ruthless ...
Many "modern" inventions actually have precedents dating back more than 1000 years, to ancient Greek and Roman times.
While Alexander the Great evokes widespread popular perception, he was a talented military strategist who defeated Persian ...
For nearly a hundred years, historians and archaeologists have argued over one basic question about ancient Greece: how did ...
The Theban Sacred Band – made up of ‘lovers and their loves’ came to be known for their strength, discipline, and ferocity.