Kings and Generals' Ancient Civilizations documentary series continues with an episode exploring ancient racism and whether ...

In Athens, the fifth century BC served as a period in which art and thought flourished, and it defines our image of Ancient ...

Renaissance thinkers saw their own era as a reenactment of the great dramas of Greek history. What drove this comparison?

Greek lawmakers have elected a former parliament speaker and leading advocate for the return of the disputed Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum as the country’s new president ...

In 399 BC, Socrates stood before a jury of 500 Athenian citizens, accused of undermining the state religion and introducing ...

Originally from the city of Miletus in Asia Minor, Aspasia moved to Athens, where she became known for her intellect and ...

The researchers found that levels of lead contamination remained fairly low and localized in ancient Greece, considered the cradle of ... The Classical period is famous for Athenian democracy, ...

Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece and the Aegean Sea have found the oldest known evidence of ...

The researchers found that levels of lead contamination remained fairly low and localized in ancient Greece, considered ... is famous for Athenian democracy, Socrates and Plato, and the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A woman poses for a photo in front Caryatid statues that prop up the porch of the 5th century B.C ...

Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece ...