They played pivotal roles in advancing their city-states politically, economically, and culturally. In ancient Greece the term "tyrant" referred to a ruler who seized power illegally,... Greece ...

Born in the 11th century BCE, Eurysthenes was the twin son of Aristodemus, himself a descendant of Heracles. He became the ...

A deeper look into the development of ancient Greek art and sculpture through time, covering various styles, forms and ...

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Sappho (the poetess) and Alcaeus. What are the top poems inspired by ancient Greece? Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Walters Museum Poetry stands as one of humanity’s oldest art ...

They were found in a peat bog in northeastern Greece near the island of Thasos, an ancient hub for silver mining and metalwork. “Peat cores don’t receive any fluvial [river] input, so it’s ...

A survey of Greek history from Homer to the Hellenistic period, based primarily on a close reading of ancient sources in translation. The course covers the emergence of the polis in the Dark Age, ...

Little of the text has been deciphered so far. One of the few words that has been made out is the ancient Greek for "disgust". Peter Toth, a curator at the Bodleian Library, said: "We need better ...

The mask mold, found in a building believed to have been used as a mask workshop, depicts Medusa with a stern face surrounded ...

The next God of War is potentially heading to Egypt, and these are the gods and goddesses we want to meet when we get there.

Students, pupils, and teachers across Greece held mass rallies today to demand justice for the victims of the tragic train collision in Tempi. Demonstrations took place in cities nationwide, with ...

The toxic metal later condensed as dust and settled onto the soil. Listen to Story Levels of lead contamination remained fairly low and localized in ancient Greece Researchers detected “a very strong ...