Ancient Greek geographer Strabo is one of the greatest writers in the ancient world, devoting his life to studying, writing, ...

The sanctuaries and temples of ancient Olympia are some of the oldest and most important in all of Ancient Greece.

Athens, Greece - In a historic move, Greek lawmakers have elected Constantine Tassoulas, a former parliament speaker and a ...

Greek lawmakers on Wednesday elected as president a former parliamentary speaker and leading advocate for the return of the ...

Greek lawmakers have elected a former parliament speaker and leading advocate for the return of the disputed Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum as the country's new president.

Greece has a new president. Here’s what it means in the battle for the Elgin Marbles - Greek lawmakers have elected a leading ...

The Cradle of Western Architecture Athens is like a time machine that transports you back to the very roots of Western ...

Sir Stephen Fry, the distinguished British actor, writer, director, and well-known Philhellene, recently spoke at the ...

Over 2,000 years later, travelers can still see his legacy in countries as far afield as Egypt, Turkey and Pakistan — as well as Greece ... map of Alexander’s travels. “My jaw fell open, hit the desk, ...

FILE - A woman poses for a photo in front Caryatid statues that prop up the porch of the 5th century B.C. Erechtheion temple, as at the background is seen smoke from a fire , during a hot, windy ...

WASHINGTON — Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland ...

The researchers found that levels of lead contamination remained fairly low and localized in ancient Greece, considered the cradle of European civilization, throughout the Bronze Age, the ...