The origins of ancient Greek city names like Athens and Olympia reflect mythology, history, and the development of Greek ...

Kaos’s unwieldy narrative creates a phenomenal, interesting world that understands why people still find inspiration in Greek ...

Many Greek gods and goddesses were associated with battle, but Ares was known as the one true Greek god of war (not to be confused with Kratos, the protagonist of the "God of War" video game franchise ...

Island to Tikal, plan a trip to see these 18 famous ancient ruins around the world-all of them are UNESCO World Heritage ...

As a sacred place used regularly in religious ceremonies, as well as playing host to the Ancient Games ... was the site itself. Olympia lay on the north-western corner of the Peloponnese (currently in ...

The Isthmian Games, which were held near the Temple of Isthmia in honor of Poseidon, was one of the four great Athletic Festivals of Ancient Greece, alongside those of Zeus at Olympia and Nemea, and ...

An archaeological excavation in Greece has revealed the remains of an ancient monumental building replete with marble lion sculptures and intriguing gold artifacts, among other finds. The dig ...

It exposed a Roman-era thoroughfare, ancient Greek burial sites, water and drainage systems, mosaics and inscriptions and tens of thousands of artifacts spanning centuries, also through Byzantine ...