Ancient Greek trireme warships, which had three banks of oarsmen, were so effective that they enabled the rise of Athens as a ...

Ancient Greek mercenaries were a ubiquitous force on the battlefields of the ancient Mediterranean where they fought for ...

BCE, a poetess named Sappho lived on a rocky Greek island far out in the Aegean Sea. She wrote about her love for women in ...

The nearest beaches are Livadi, Pera Yalos, Plakes, and Ble Limanaki, whilst Vatses and Kaminakia are more on the ‘wild’ side. Moreover, there is Vathy, a beach that looks like a lagoon. It’s worth ...

Cressida — Greek for “gold,” this name has been used in everything from Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida to Suzanne Collins ...

From our favorite cities to see live music to our go-to noise-canceling headphones to take on a flight, we pick the year’s ...

Mount Etna, the volcano that towers over eastern Sicily, has again captivated the world with a spectacular show, spewing ...

This is the twentieth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe, Turkey, and the Near East to Georgia and ...

Think you know where to find Europe's best beaches? You've probably left this landlocked country off your list, but here's ...

Make no mistake—beauty and wellness are integral components of culture. In fact, they are a culture. It’s impossible to ...

The President has kept the upper hand so far, partly because of his bully pulpit, and partly because he has remained ...

Here, contemporary art engages with memories and trauma to extract universal truths about the fast-evolving nature of human ...