Estimating the population of Ancient Greece is a complex task due to the lack of accurate historical records and the different time periods.

Are all those ancient sculptors conning us? No amount of philosophy explains some of Greece’s more peculiar customs.

In Ancient Greece, Noumenia, the day of the new moon, was considered to be "the holiest of days," according to Plutarch.

A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...

In ancient Greece, wealthy men often gathered for decadent banquets called symposia. Not only an occasion for thinking and philosophizing, the symposium was also a place for enjoying women ...

Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact ...

The Greek key design, also known as the meander, was used prolifically by the Ancient Greeks to adorn pottery, tiles, ...

Archaeologists uncovered these jars in a variety of sizes, and noted that the smaller vessels likely functioned as perfume ...

Take a detour away from Greece's touristic spots in a region where the Greeks themselves choose to spend their holiday.

With the support of the Embassy of Greece, a new book reading session was launched in Beijing on January 12. The reading ...

Perhaps it’s because glorious Greece, which has 6,000 islands – of which only 227 ... will include everything from ancient ...

They seem to have overlooked the influence of Mesopotamian and Egyptian culture, religion, art and architecture on Ancient Greece. Or that ancient Greek “democracy” didn’t extend to women ...