Paul Cartledge, in “Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece,” puts the city back on the cultural map, and makes a case for the Theban general Epaminondas as the Nelson of his day ...

A new study on the ancient Greek city of Helike shows how repeated earthquakes transformed the landscape and forced ...

One major reason why ancient Greece was dominated by small city-states and independent towns, rather than by one all-powerful king, is its geography. The country's mountainous terrain, many ...

An international team of experts has discovered a mysterious “lost city” in central Greece that could offer new clues to the region’s history. Archaeologists from Greece, Sweden and the… ...