A new exhibition is spotlighting the women who have long been sidelined in histories of the Roman Empire—from mothers and weavers to entrepreneurs and influential tavern owners ...

From Hercules and Archimedes to Roman conquest, Billy Cotsis traces the rise and fall of Greek colonies across the Western Mediterranean — with Syracuse as their final stronghold ...

While the majority of the world’s most celebrated fantasy novels are generally centered around the manly exploits of mainly ...

Discover the Acropolis Museum's Aquatic Routes gallery talk, exploring water's role in ancient Greek culture through a ...

Just an hour from the Greek capital and with no need to hop on a ferry, this glittering coastline is attracting a discerning ...

While traveling the Greek world in the 2nd century CE, the geographer Pausanias visited the statue of Zeus at Olympia. The ...

Ioannis Kolettis, later Greek Prime Minister, formalised this longing in his political program—the Μεγάλη Ιδέα—a revivalist ...

An ancient vase discovered on Mykonos redrew the history of the Trojan War, which has captivated the imaginations of people ...

Ancient Athens was a vibrant and dynamic society, famous for producing great works of art, philosophy, and culture.

In ancient Greek religion and culture, Athena, daughter of Zeus, reigns as the patron goddess of heroic endeavors, ...

“He believed motherhood to be the most important function of freeborn women,” wrote Greek historian Xenophon ... above all—even if affording children may be a problem. According to academic ...

However, despite laws and social norms that severely limited women’s autonomy, “Kyladitisses” shows that they still found ways to be influential in ancient Greek society. The idea that women ...