The same force that paved the way for the Greek Golden Age sowed the seeds of its political collapse: individualism.

Türkiye Today reports that Turkish archaeologists led by Gorkem Kokdemir of Ankara University at the site of Magnesia in western Turkey have uncovered an extensive 2,400-year-old area paved with ...

The ancient Greeks shared the Classical world with many fascinating neighboring cultures who rarely receive much mainstream attention.

Few figures in ancient mythology remain as legendary to this day as Odysseus, the fabled Greek king of Ithaca who devised the Trojan Horse, outwitted the Cyclops, and resisted the deadly call of the ...

Archaeologists have made an exciting discovery after they unearthed fragments inscribed with the name Odysseus on the island of Ithaca - home to one of ancient Greece’s greatest heroes. Not up to date ...

An announcement on June 9 from the Greek Ministry of Culture cites the discovery of a rare underground spring cistern dating to the 14th–13th centuries BCE, during the Mycenaean palatial period.

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

My late classics professor taught me that Ancient Greek tragedy dramatized different points of view, insisted on empathy, and warned against hubris. What would he have made of our current moment?

Selinunte, Sicily—A team of archaeologists has excavated portions of the long-lost walls and north gate of Selinunte, an influential Greek city in southwestern Sicily. The excavations offer fresh ...

The ancient Greek polis, or city-state, was a resilient and adaptable political institution founded on the principles of citizenship, freedom, and equality. Emerging around 650 BCE and lasting until ...