Ancient Greece has somehow materialized in the heart of Nashville, Tennessee, and it’s not a mirage or movie set. The ...

The answer lies in Nashville’s nickname: “The Athens of the South,” earned for its commitment to education and the arts in ...

The remarkable ancient city of Gela lies on the southern coast of Sicily. Both an agricultural and industrial town, it bears witness to the island’s deep past.

Athens: what to eat, drink, see and do in the coolest city of the moment - Trendy wine bars and tavernas, cool design hotels ...

Nefertari was the beloved wife of Rameses II, and her extravagant tomb proves it. Its restored paintings tell an interesting ...

The Natchez Trace in Mississippi is more than just a scenic road; it’s a living thread that weaves together centuries of ...

This is the story of the Temple of Olympian Zeus, an attraction of Athens that was once among the largest temples of the ...

The sacred yellow serpents of Asclepius, the porieas, symbolized healing, renewal, divine power in ancient Greek medical and ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a "spectacular" ancient temple housing hundreds of statues dedicated to the Greek God Apollo. The site, known as the Sanctuary of Apollo, is located in a remote ...

The implications of the research are broad, both for the history of ancient art or architecture and for understanding religious experience in the Greek world. The Parthenon, like other temples, was a ...

Legend has it that the temple was designed to allow the rising sun’s rays to fall upon the deity in the sanctum. Each of the 24 wheels can be used as sun dials to tell the time.

The placement of ancient Greek temples was no accident. Geodetic triangulation theory suggests that their locations formed intentional geometric patterns, such as equilateral and isosceles triangles.