Surrounded by the Cyclopean walls, the ancient Greek city of Tiryns predated Mycenae and later became part of the Mycenaean ...

The vibrant period of Ancient Greek civilization from 1200 BCE to 323 BCE gave us exceptional achievements that we continue to benefit from today. It was a long stretch of time that spanned from the ...

The loss of the ancient world's greatest repository of knowledge has been mourned for centuries—but Julius Caesar may not ...

The mythic past is omnipresent in Athens. The Acropolis towers at its center, a rocky hill capped by stone walls enfolding three great classical temples: the Parthenon, the Temple of Athena Nike and ...

Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Gortyna on the Greek island of Crete have made an unusual discovery: a life-size statue depicting a pig. The rare find, uncovered during July and August ...

Greek historians like Herodotus are famous for writing down some of the first-ever Western historical records and waxing poetic about the skirmishes and wars waged throughout Ancient Greece. But just ...