Ancient Athens had its own "Great Wall" like China's, built to stop raids during the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC).

Since the late 1980s, archaeologists have been working at the site of the ancient city of Zeugma in eastern Turkey -- founded ...

The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...

The project uncovered a massive Greek rampart, a type of defensive wall, from at least ... largest' of its kind — found in stone tomb. See it →Remains of ancient Italy city destroyed by ...

Evan Hadingham Inside the Parthenon, members of the Acropolis Restoration take delivery of the architrave stone. They are ... the apotheosis of ancient Greek architecture—has been rocked by ...

Greek cities had beautiful temples with stone columns and statues, and open-air theatres where people sat to watch plays. Image caption, Ancient Greek ... decorated the walls and floors with ...