And then it disappeared beneath the sands when the river shifted its course. The ancient Greek city-state of Helike ruled as an important economic, cultural, and religious center. Listed among ...

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.

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 ...

Before the Games begin, there’s a months-long Torch Relay As always, the relay began in Greece, an homage to the home of the ancient Olympics. Greece also has the honor of entering first during ...

Demosthenes was an ancient Greek general who fought for Athens during the Peloponnesian War. Credit: Greek Reporter, Public domain. Few have heard of the ancient Greek general Demosthenes, whose ...

Successive Greek governments have maintained that the sculptures belong in Athens, where the iconic Acropolis Museum displays other surviving parts of the Parthenon frieze, metopes and pedimental ...

Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video clips in personal and commercial projects on an ongoing basis without requiring additional payments each time you use that ...

The eyes of ancient Greek sculptures possess a timeless stare bridging our worlds. Credit: Credit: George E. Koronaios, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (left), Vicenç Valcárcel Pérez, Wikimedia ...