As Greece builds to accommodate a rise in tourism and other development projects, unearthed antiquities complicate progress.

For over a thousand years, cities in Ancient Greece sent sacred observers to other cities to monitor religious festivals and ...

The story of Phidippides and Pan, the god of the wild, stands as the most baffling episode of the Ancient Greek world—one of ...

Archaeologists have made an important discovery while exploring Salamis, a small island off the coast of Greece near Athens where a now-sunken city once stood. Scientists found a partially submerged ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. “I fear the Greeks even when they’re bringing gifts,” a Trojan priest ...

Ancient Greece is often credited with numerous innovations that have shaped our modern world. From philosophy and democracy ...

Public spectacles in ancient Greece consisted especially of athletic competitions and theatrical performances which served to strengthen ancient Greek citizens’ sense of belonging in Greek culture and ...

Perhaps no other ancient city captures our imagination quite like Pompeii. The storyline is familiar: a thriving city on the Bay of Naples- a mecca of high culture and a playground of the rich- ...