In the complex and often violent political arena of ancient Greece, ideals of civic engagement and self-determination mingled ...

The styles of ancient Greek pottery and the strange effigies of the Olympic god Hermes which were used in ways few moderns ...

The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance between Sparta and Athens. Load Map What is the travel distance between Athens, Greece and Sparta, Greece? How many miles is it from ...

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

The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance between Athens and Sparta. Load Map What is the travel distance between Sparta, Greece and Athens, Greece? How many miles is it from ...

About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important places in the ancient world. The Greeks were great thinkers, warriors, writers, actors, athletes, artists, architects and politicians.

While history books detail past events that shaped the world, historic maps literally show us how the world as we know it came to be. Sometimes, we can gain a visual of a long-gone place.

Athens sprawls across the Attica Basin ... like the 4th-century Choragic Monument of Lysicrates, Ancient Agora and the Museum of Greek Folk Art. Accessible via metro lines 1 and 3 at Monastiraki ...

A survey of Greek history from Homer to the Hellenistic period, based primarily on a close reading of ancient sources in translation ... For over 200 years, Athens and Sparta were recognized as the ...

Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece.

The discovery of a 2000-year-old headless statue from the Hellenistic period has prompted Greek police to investigate.