Things aren't so great just now. They haven't been super for a while. It's hard to find new platitudes to mumble to those who ...

There’s an argument rumbling about why our ancestors evolved language. And surprisingly, one of the possible explanations has nothing to do with communication ...

The Odeon of Herod Atticus recently opened the 70th season of the annual Athens Epidaurus Festival, a cherished annual ...

ATHENS, Greece — For visitors to Athens, the ancient Odeon of Herod Atticus is the must-see theater at the foot of the Acropolis . Artists revere it for the majestic stage where legends have performed ...

Greek mythology and its stories of love, power, betrayal, and tragedy have fascinated many generations. But let’s also take a ...

This Greek cup, dating from around 510 B.C., depicts an Amazon warrior on a horse. Scholars suggest wording on the vase names the woman Worthy of Armor in ancient Circassian.

From Greek goddesses to Norse heroes, these legendary names come with built-in stories. These names are perfect for your baby ...

Archaeology & History Greek Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Marble Workshop Filled With Unfinished Statues. Images of Aphrodite and other female figures have been uncovered on the island of Paros.

But a new study claims one of the world’s oldest surviving star catalogs — the Star Manual of Master Shi — might be more ancient than we thought. It might rewrite the history of astronomy ...

Ancient Greece laid the foundations of Western art. Traveling from its sun-splashed isles to the rugged mainland to bustling Athens, we trace the rise of Greek culture.

In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology. Cecilie ...

Archaeologists digging near the ancient city of Tenea in Greece have unearthed a monumental tomb complex housing precious artifacts. In use for centuries, the structure was likely associated with ...