An earthquake in Sisak, Croatia, forced renovations to the local city hall, and revealed a Roman-era theater in the basement ...

Bvlgari Polychroma's high jewellery collection highlights colourful rare gems that tell stories of Rome’s glory.

The International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama returns this summer with impressive, contemporary renditions of long-standing tales. Once again, top-tier theatre companies have been chosen to ...

Archaeologists recently excavated an ancient workshop on Paros, Greece, revealing unfinished sculptures and intriguing artifacts from the Classical period.

As the sun sets over the Roman Theatre at Verulamium, audiences enjoying its latest summer season of productions will know that some 2,000 years previously, people were doing the same. But what is it ...

Featuring their full line-up as well as the newly-founded chamber choir CHORDAE, CHÓRES propose a rich program of polyphonic ...

There's always been a deep-seated rejection of monarchy in Greece, favoring accountable, accessible leaders over distant, ...

When Penelope and Odysseus reunite after twenty years, the Odyssey ends as a love story with two protagonists who fought gods ...

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Its recorded history begins with Greek mythology, when the goddess Athena was said to have gifted an olive tree to the city, giving Athens both its name and its ancient symbol, according to Greeka.

Each year, this ceremony -- called "Anastenaria" ("sighs" in Greek) -- attracts crowds of visitors. Considered a pagan ritual to honour the ancient Greek gods Dionysus and Artemis, the ancient ...