This dog-shaped vessel was likely used for pouring wine, oil or blood in ancient rituals in what is now Italy.

In ancient Greece people enjoyed chilled wine at social gatherings, using specially designed cooling pots called psykter.

The Bronze Age in ancient Greece was a pivotal era that laid the foundation for the rich tapestry of Hellenic civilization.

A sleepy peninsula west of Athens, the Peloponnese offers uniquely Greek experiences ranging from visits to olive farms, boat ...

In Ancient Greece, professional curse writers were employed to hex the living and the dead from beyond the grave.

To Ringbauer’s surprise, people from Mediterranean outposts of Phoenician culture—also known as Punic people—shared no ...

There has been a long debate about wine-drinking in Troy, but new research shows how common the alcoholic drink was.

The Call of Kinnaru and Visiting Professor of Classics Marissa Henry took to the stage last Thursday for a performance of ...

Even the food was better than my already sky-high expectations: I had the best salt-cooked fish of my life at Estiatorio ...

Inundated with golden sands, ancient ruins and fine wine, the little-known Greek island of Samos might not be as popular as Mykonos or Crete – but it’s certainly considerably quieter.

It was purportedly grown in the Hanging Gardens of Babylon where it was used for medicinal purposes in ancient Greece. It has been cultivated since at least the 16th century in England. Although it is ...

Workers in Greece held a general strike on Wednesday hitting every sector of the economy. It was called by the two main trade union federations with demands for higher pay and a reversal of ...