We’re sailing from Athens around the Greek islands, including Mykonos, Corfu and the lesser-known ports of Gythion and ...

Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...

The Vatican may have been home to a series of 16 erotic frescos that were quickly turned into a booklet with accompanying ...

The Greek War of Independence erupted into the the early nineteenth century as Europe was being shaken to its roots by riots ...

Europe and Russia's shifting stances during the Greek War of Independence and their influential roles in the conflict's ...

A Danish researcher has just demonstrated that certain Greek and Roman sculptures were scented with perfume. A discovery that revolutionises our sensory picture of ancient art.

Climbing the Acropolis, communing with the druids at Stonehenge, or marveling at the sprawling remains of Pompeii — exploring ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Greek police officers walk outside the National Gallery, as Nikolaos Papadopoulos, member of parliament of ...

A far-right MP who has been arrested for vandalising a temporary exhibition in the National Gallery in Athens said he did ... “There is no censorship in art,” said Nikitas Kaklamanis, the ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

Scheduled for March 1st and 2nd, 2025, this production represents a major milestone in bringing contemporary Greek art and ancient drama to new international audiences. The play, a co-production of ...

Set against a ruby-red backdrop, the wall paintings depict female followers of Dionysus—the Greek god of wine and ... Villa of the Mysteries in the ancient city’s suburbs in 1909, according ...