The "Countless Aspects of Beauty" exhibition at the National Museum of Beijing in China showcases ancient Greek works.

When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in ...

I traveled to Athens, Greece, for the first time since I was a little kid. Most of the trip was a dream, but some experiences ...

Philotimo’ dates back millennia, and although can’t be translated into a single word in the English language to this day, is ...

Dazzling gold accessories, soothing perfumes, potteries and marble statues — these are among a variety of objects that once adorned many aspects of life of people of ancient Greece.

A recent preliminary study by Ph.D. student Leonie Hoff of the University of Oxford, published in the Oxford Journal of ...

As Americans go to the polls Tuesday, the U.S. presidential standard bearers describe a nation whose very soul hangs in the ...

Most historians place the birthplace of democracy in ancient Greece and also pinpoint it as the location where voting first took place. It didn’t encompass everyone – women and slaves were among those ...

Ancient Greek general Phocion, elected 45 times for his leadership, achieved major military triumphs but met a tragic end.

Described as possessing "astonishing beauty", two heads of ancient statues of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and Dionysus, the god of wine, have been uncovered in an archaeological dig in the ancient ...

We don’t have those words in my native Greek. I still don’t fully understand what the first one means and, me being the ...

During a comprehensive meeting with police leaders in Central Greece, Minister of Citizen Protection Mr. Michalis Chrysochoidis reiterated the government’s commitment to lowering crime and enhancing ...