Athens is, or at least should be, better known for the impressive temples and other archaeological sites that are all around ...

Take a break from ancient Greece and turn a page to the era of the Crusades in Rhodes. Before you go off exploring the rest of the island , spend a day or two in the cosmopolitan city of Rhodes.

The mass poisoning of the city of Kirrha, south of Delphi, around 595 BC, stands out in ancient Greece for its chilling scale ...

Vergina, Greece is a small, unassuming town in modern times, but it played a crucial role in the ancient world as Aigai. Then ...

There's so much more to Greece than Athens, Santorini, and Mykonos. Here are the best places to visit, from historic cities ...

The tectonic instability of Greece makes it vulnerable to earthquakes and ... Some quite catastrophic earthquakes have been recorded in the ancient sources. For example, the city of Sparta suffered ...

These ancient cities sunk to the ocean floor. ... emerged as a Neolithic settlement around 3500 B.C. and became an important trading center for Mycenaean Greece (1650-1180 B.C.).

This underrated city is a hidden gem, hosting some of Greece's most festive celebrations while boasting ancient sites, fascinating museums, and so much more.

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

Demonstrations were taking place in more than 300 cities and towns in Greece and abroad. Protesters in Athens, chanting “You count profits. We count lives,” carried black balloons and anti ...

One major reason why ancient Greece was dominated by small city-states and independent towns, rather than by one all-powerful king, is its geography. The country's mountainous terrain, many ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a remarkable hoard of gold coins thought to be more than 2,000 years old in an ancient Greek city. The coins—likely dated to the 5th century B.C.—were found ...