Much like many figures in Greek mythology, Atalanta has two different origin stories. In the first, the mortal heroine is the ...

The Odeon of Herod Atticus recently opened the 70th season of the annual Athens Epidaurus Festival, a cherished annual ...

Archaeologists in Stratonikeia, Turkey, uncovered a rare Greco-Roman library, revealing ancient architecture and centuries of ...

To tourists, it’s the ancient theater at the foot of the Acropolis. Artists revere it for the majestic stage where legends ...

More than 1,800 years ago, the thousands of pieces formed colorful frescoes that covered the walls of a luxurious villa in ...

The small garden now features thousands of roses, violets, cherry trees and vines. Experts think a perfumer may have once ...

Vergina, Greece is a small, unassuming town in modern times, but it played a crucial role in the ancient world as Aigai. Then ...

Explore Greece’s ancient olive groves in Crete Nearly half of all Greek olive oil is produced on Crete, making the nation’s largest island a must-visit for those tracing the delicacy’s ...

The Arcadia Police Department faced a long string of resignations in recent months that amounted to its entire force. The series of resignations includes the city’s former police chief Diana ...

Few figures in ancient mythology remain as legendary to this day as Odysseus, the fabled Greek king of Ithaca who devised the ...

Ancient Akrotiri is ranked #5 out of 13 things to do in Santorini. See pictures and our review of Ancient Akrotiri. ... For many travelers, the hike was the highlight of their visit to Greece. ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.