A recent excavation at the Floga site in Parikia, Paros, has brought to light a remarkable Hellenistic-era sculpture workshop ...

The Monastery of Simonos Petra clings almost impossibly to a sheer cliff above the Aegean Sea in northern Greece.

Mount Athos, a verdant peninsula in northern Greece, has been a center of Christian Orthodox monasticism for more than 1,000 ...

Simonos Petra, a monastery on Mount Athos, embraces monks from diverse backgrounds, transcending national boundaries within ...

The Temple of Hera, home to the predecessor of the Olympic Games, is one of the oldest religious sanctuaries in Greece.

These intricate carvings might have served a dual purpose: as both decorative elements and as symbols with spiritual or ...

What do ancient historical texts and modern archaeological research reveal about the origin of the Greek alphabet?

Sacred geometry found in ancient Greek temples is grounded on the idea that the world is created based on a consistent ...

One of the most famous mythological trees is the world tree Yggdrasil, found in Norse mythology. This tree is described as a ...

The Via Egnatia, also known as the Ancient Macedonia Road, is a historic Roman road that stretches over 700 miles across four ...

Greek vessels including the amphora, kylix and krater were functional but also could be elaborate works of art.

In Greek mythology, Zeus transformed himself into a beautiful white bull to win over the stunning Europa. In ancient cultures ...