Athens-based independent scholar Demetrius Savvides has shown that in Amphipolis, northern Greece, where the Kastas Monument ...

In 2020, archaeologists in Gyeongju, South Korea, the ancient capital of the Silla Kingdom, came across a trove of lavish ...

Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia remarks the U.S. "may be modern day Rome in size and power. We are Athens — in culture, ...

This remarkable Corinthian-style helmet from the Battle of Marathon was reputedly discovered in 1834 with a human skull still inside.

Sifting through the rocky dirt of South Korea, archaeologists carefully unearthed an ancient crown, slightly bent but obviously ornate. Something about its decorations caught their attention — and for ...

Growing up an only child, my favourite toy was a cerulean globe that spoke to me about our vast and wondrous world.

According to ancient writers and Greek mythology, the muses are the sources of inspiration for the arts and knowledge.

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Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy - and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece and the Aegean ...

Here’s how it works. A rare "Corinthian" helmet from ancient Greece will go up for auction in London later this month. Such helmets were iconic of the ancient Greek style of infantry fighting ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome has long been referenced, from the temple-like façades ...