Greek archaeologists uncovered the ruins of a Minoan palace on the island of Crete, which may have served as a summer residence for the Kings

Although his work is legendary in ancient Greek sculpture, Phidias himself remains fugitive, a blank space whose outlines can be discerned in the copies of his works.

Philopoemen was an innovative and successful soldier of the Achaean League, regarded as the last great general of ancient Greece by his contemporaries.

Unique ceramic figures along with a 2,500-year-old special type of water-basin have been discovered in the Ancient Greek city of Klazomenai.

Embrace these quotes from one of the founding fathers of Western philosophy.

Giorgos Palisidis built what he calls the "Aristotelian menu", based on foods and ingredients of the birthplace of Aristotle.

Discovered in 1984 and nestled in a plateau on Mt. Psiloritis (or Mt. Ida), Crete’s highest mountain, it lies on the ancient route between the palace at Knossos, the Minoans’ primary administrative center, and the sacred Ideon Cave, where many believe the legendary god Zeus was born and raised.

Greek archaeologists uncovered the ruins of a Minoan palace at Archanes, on the island of Crete, which they believe served as a summer residence for the kings and the elite of nearby Knossos.

An underwater archaeological mission near Egypt’s Alexandria coastline uncovered remnants of an ancient Egyptian temple devoted to the god Amun, along with a sanctuary dedicated to the Greek goddess Aphrodite dating back to 500 BC. The excavation, announced by Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in a Facebook post on 19 September, was made within […]

Discover the stories behind some of the most famous ancient Greek sculptors, the world they lived and worked in, and the masterpieces they created.

Described as “a deep dive into the life of Schliemann,” Penghlis’ podcast, titled Lost Treasures, is inspired by the archaeologist’s documents and diaries known as the Schliemann Papers to which the actor gained exclusive access during a visit to Athens in the 1980s.

“Against all odds, Heinrich Schliemann proved that the myths of Troy and the myths of Mycenae really happened,” says Penghlis.

Democratic virtue is believed to be a stronger and more reliable force than authoritarian discipline; genuine consent from the people more powerful than any authoritarian coercion.

Heroes of Bronze: The Memory, is the first short film installment of a planned series set in ancient Greece by Martin Klekner.

This was when the Greeks came to India and the intellectual discourse that ensued the meeting of these two ancient cultures led to the development of Indo-Greek philosophy and art.

Pyrrhichios was the ancient Greek war dance that originated from the mythical demons, the Couretes, who danced to save the newborn Zeus.

Though lesser-known, each of these Greek deities possessed a unique role within Greek mythology.

The content is so significant it has been described as “the most important new evidence for ancient Greek philosophy and religion to appear since the Renaissance” and simultaneously as “the most difficult to understand.”

The wonders of Ancient Greece are set to be shown off all across Europe in a travelling exhibition going around the continent before its much-anticipated arrival in the homeland, starting in Budapest.