The Ancient Greek Dark Ages came after the powerful Mycenaean Era. But what actually were the Greek Dark Ages, and how did they end?

One immediately notices that Ancient Greek writing exclusively used uppercase letters, without any lowercase ones. This ...

An overview of Ancient Greek art, including painting, sculpture and architecture, and a look at how it changed over the years ...

Marlon Brando declined his 1973 “Godfather” Oscar to protest Hollywood’s portrayal of Native Americans. Stars have since used shows to stow, snow or blow about politics.

From the iconic white-and-blue landscapes of Santorini to the ancient wonders of Athens and the party vibes of Mykonos - here ...

Thirty feet under the surface of the cold, murky Baltic Sea, Brendan Foley spotted something unusual in the wreckage of an ...

The wider debate In the 1860s, Swiss anthropologist Johann Bachofen theorised from the information available to him at the time that there was a move from a matriarchal, or a female-led society, to a ...

With time, Corinthians and Athenians developed a “bitter commercial rivalry,” competing for political and mercantile ... and craftsmanship of ancient Greece,” as Ivan Bonchev, director ...

Women were excluded from public life in ancient Greece, including all formal political positions. However, there is evidence that through their close familial ties to men in power, elite women ...

A rare ancient Greek helmet is heading to the auction block, where experts expect it to sell for as much as £90,000 (roughly $111,000). Made between 500 and 450 B.C.E., it’s “one of the best preserved ...

Once known as "the North Korea of Europe", Albania is turning to its millennia-old sites and rich cultural heritage to recast ...

The Republic, the best-known work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato, authored around 375 BC, has shaped western political thought. Greece is now known as the “cradle of democracy”.