Homer's Ancient Greek Poem Iliad has inspired a small village in Turkey to install busts of the Trojan war heroes on their ...

When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in ...

I traveled to Athens, Greece, for the first time since I was a little kid. Most of the trip was a dream, but some experiences ...

Philotimo’ dates back millennia, and although can’t be translated into a single word in the English language to this day, is ...

Dazzling gold accessories, soothing perfumes, potteries and marble statues — these are among a variety of objects that once adorned many aspects of life of people of ancient Greece.

Written by the former chief historian of NASA, the book examines the evolution of our cosmic understanding—from early civilizations to the present day ...

A recent preliminary study by Ph.D. student Leonie Hoff of the University of Oxford, published in the Oxford Journal of ...

As Americans go to the polls Tuesday, the U.S. presidential standard bearers describe a nation whose very soul hangs in the ...

Described as possessing "astonishing beauty", two heads of ancient statues of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and Dionysus, the god of wine, have been uncovered in an archaeological dig in the ancient ...

As a result, he is teaching ancient prayer and meditation techniques in a weekly series called “Contemplative Citizenship” to survive the political turmoil. (AP Video/ Jessie Wardarski) Pat, left, and ...

The principles of the Athenian democracy, including citizen participation, equality and free speech, are still what we need ...

During a comprehensive meeting with police leaders in Central Greece, Minister of Citizen Protection Mr. Michalis Chrysochoidis reiterated the government’s commitment to lowering crime and enhancing ...