Archeological excavations of Pompeii continue to shed light on the daily lives of ancient Romans.

For more than a century, archeologists have looked for proof that a complex in Ithaca was related to Odysseus, now they have ...

Digging into the chalky orange-brown soil of western Germany, archaeologists exposed the ruins of an ancient Roman military ...

Greece, a perennial favourite for holidaymakers, offers far more than its famed sun-drenched beaches and picturesque islands.

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Tales of the Trojan War, legendarily triggered by Paris, son of Troy's King Priam, abducting Menelaus of Sparta's wife, Helen, have endured for millennia. Years of battles and the eventual fall of ...

HELEN. Achilles. Agamemnon. They’re names which date from the dawn of civilisation. Now the lost capital of Mycenean Sparta is emerging from the rubble of myth and history.

If you’re after something more lively, head to Stoupa, a village in the south, which is a bit more developed with tavernas and bars. Here, renting a sunbed for the day will set you back around €7.

In 1834, Sparta was re-established by Greece’s new king—Otto—and his court. A royal transplant from Germany, Otto wanted a city of wide boulevards and parks but you wouldn’t know it today.

Rocky ruins dominate the archeological site of ancient Sparta. Some of the materials, such as stones and marble, were carried off to construct the medieval town of Mystras. (Photo by Norma Meyer) ...