The Batrachomyomachia (“The Battle of Frogs and Mice”) is the only surviving complete  ancient Greek epic parody of Homer's ...

Greece's Samos wine carries 3,000 years of history in every glass, blending sun-soaked vineyards, sweet Muscat grapes, and ...

Archaeologists have made a stunning discovery in that aligns with a famous Bible verse. The 1,300-year-old artifact was ...

Take a virtual tour of the Acropolis of Athens, one of the most important archaeological sites in the world. Explore the Parthenon, the Erechtheion, and the Temple of Athena Nike, which stand as ...

In an ancient monastery behind huge medieval battlements in a hilltop town just south of Rome, 10 monks are striving to keep alive a 1,600-year-old spiritual tradition against increasing odds.

At the entrance to the Peloponnese, the city of Argos in Greece stands as a living witness to the ancient world. Four ...

A new lighting system was unveiled at the Acropolis on Wednesday that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said would serve to illuminate the democratic principles of ancient Greece as well as the ...

Wolves and dogs don’t normally breed in the wild, largely because wolves are so territorial. But an exception has been found.

At the royal gymnasium of Mieza, the site where Aristotle once tutored a teenage Alexander the Great, a new phase of ...

TIL Quaker Oats Co. fully funded the 1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory movie to promote a new line of candy.

Everyone agrees that we need more homes, and fast — and that we want them to look good. But who should be the judge: ...

On the borderlands of early civilizations, people who considered one another alien met in moments of trade, warfare or simple human curiosity.