In Athens, the fifth century BC served as a period in which art and thought flourished, and it defines our image of Ancient ...

The ancient Greek religious festival of Anthesteria was revived in the center of the old city in Athens on Sunday.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek lawmakers on Wednesday elected a former parliament speaker and leading advocate for the return of ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek lawmakers on Wednesday elected a former parliament speaker and leading advocate for the return of ...

An overview of Ancient Greek art, including painting, sculpture and architecture, and a look at how it changed over the years.

A 32-year-old Greek national found the statue on Jan. 18 in a black bag near the trash bins. The statue, believed to be from the Hellenistic period, is currently being held by authorities for ...

The medieval town of Monemvasia is divided as some want to encourage tourists whilst others want to ensure it retains its ...

One might think that every piece of ancient Greek statuary is on display in a ... a Roman-era statue of Hermes buried upright near the Acropolis. And a few weeks ago, the city of Thessaloniki ...

In August, construction workers installing underground water pipelines in a town north of Athens uncovered an ancient ... Athens’s Acropolis is being excavated outside Aigio, a Greek town ...

windy day at Acropolis hill , in Athens, Tuesday, July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, ...

The agoras of the ancient Greek city-states were open areas for ... than the adjacent Acropolis. Just be sure to wear comfortable walking shoes or allot extra time for moving around if you use ...