Israeli archeologists may have discovered the first-ever tomb of a woman known as a "hetaira" to Alexander the Great's army in Ancient Greece. A hetaira, or courtesan, was an "esteemed escort," said ...

In the year 338 BC, the forces of Philip ii of Macedon and an alliance of Greek city-states led by Athens and Thebes clashed ...

Explore the unique social and sexual freedoms of Spartan women, their roles in society, marriage customs, and the practice of ...

The hydraulic telegraph, a telecommunications device invented by ancient Greeks, allowed the sending of long distance ...

During the fifth century BC, Athens was a city-state to be reckoned with. Together with Sparta, it was one of the two great ...