An earthquake in Sisak, Croatia, forced renovations to the local city hall, and revealed a Roman-era theater in the basement ...

There is probably no contemporary playwright who writes better theatrical farces than Ken Ludwig. What better way to close ...

The International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama returns this summer with impressive, contemporary renditions of ...

As the sun sets over the Roman Theatre at Verulamium, audiences enjoying its latest summer season of productions will know that some 2,000 years previously, people were doing the same. But what is it ...

How did the Olympic Games set the stage for the world portrayed in Homer's Iliad? What important trend began in the eighth ...

Can the worlds of classical ballet and Zorba the Greek collide? It seems so as a highly anticipated production this year brings a unique celebration of Greek spirit, movement and memory. Premiering at ...

The Olympias, a meticulously reconstructed ancient Athenian trireme, stands as a testament to both historical scholarship ...

Its recorded history begins with Greek mythology, when the goddess Athena was said to have gifted an olive tree to the city, giving Athens both its name and its ancient symbol, according to Greeka.

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Each year, this ceremony -- called "Anastenaria" ("sighs" in Greek) -- attracts crowds of visitors. Considered a pagan ritual to honour the ancient Greek gods Dionysus and Artemis, the ancient ...