News

By combining archaeology and technology, a researcher has shed light on a longstanding architectural mystery: how the ancient Greeks experienced the inside of the Parthenon, the Athenian Acropolis’ ...
The economy of Ancient Athens was more than just silver coins - it was an early model of a financial empire. With an extensive trade network and a reliance on imported grain, Athens developed ...
An archaeological dig on the island of Paros, renowned for its marble, has discovered an ancient Greek sculpture workshop.
The Nation on MSN6d
What Was the Polis?
For the Greeks, the idea was a fluid one—a literal place and a civic ideal that allowed for democracy to flourish.
The cataphract model had a deck to protect the oarsmen ... wages and a social status that reflected their importance in ancient Athens. The bronze rams, however, would survive centuries at ...