The ancient Greek wall painting decorating the tomb of King Philip of Macedonia comes back to life after archaeologists ...

Recent excavations in Lefkada, Greece, revealed the first-ever ancient Greek theater discovered in the Ionian Islands.

The Greek Ministry of Culture has announced that archaeologists have fully uncovered the ancient Greek theater of Lefkada, ...

Masks were integral to ancient Greek theater. In vase paintings, theater scenes often depict actors wearing masks that represent the characters they are portraying. These masks can have ...

A rare set of nearly life-sized paintings were dug up in Pompeii ... of Dionysus — who is also the ancient Greek god of fertility, theater and religious ecstasy — as both dancers and hunters ...

The most successful Athenian playwright was Sophocles, who won so many Greek theatre competitions that he became a big celebrity. There were three types of plays – comedies, tragedies (which ...

The Greek theater effect is similar to the effect induced by the Mona Lisa and many other Renaissance paintings, in which the painting appears to be staring at one regardless of one’s location ...

History buffs will want to visit this ancient Greek theater, overlooking the Ionian Sea. Built in the third century B.C., the theater could hold thousands of people attending ancient Greek ...