In ancient Greece, music education was as important as philosophy in cultivating young people's souls, perceiving both ...

The city of Naucratis was the earliest ancient Greek colony in Egypt that served as the connecting and trading post between ...

Irish Migrations and Classical Antiquity explores the connections between Irish myths and modern stories and the classical ...

Discovered in a Mediterranean shipwreck in 1901, the Antikythera Mechanism stunned historians with its intricate system of interlocking bronze gears dating back to around 100 BC. X-ray imaging later ...

Why The West Came To Hate Queer Love by Harry Tanner, available now from Bloomsbury Continuum. In the early days of anc ...

Athens and Beijing are seeking to strengthen cultural ties as 'Journey to Ancient Greece' opens at one of China's most ...

Alexander Zeldin’s play at the Shed obliquely draws on ‘Antigone’ in telling its story of a young woman, her uncle and the ...

As Greece feels the impact of overtourism due to rising visitor numbers, it’s still possible to find idyllic, lesser-visited ...

The ancient Olympic games were crowded with male athletes, but were there opportunities for females to compete in sports?

Alexander the Great conquered the region around 329 B.C.E., leaving behind Greek and Macedonian settlers who intermarried ...

Before telescopes, ancient Greek astronomers relied on naked-eye observations of the night sky to understand the universe around them. The meticulous star catalog belonging to one of the best of these ...

Planning a Greek islands cruise? Learn what to expect from heat, crowds, tender ports and ship size choices, plus smart tips ...