Altogether there were over 1500 city-states in the Greek world, but some of these would barely qualify as towns in modern terms. Even Athens, by far the largest of all city-states, only contained ...

Once the political hub of ancient Athens, the Acropolis ruins tower over modern Athens from their perch ... For more details about security concerns in Greece, visit the U.S. State Department's ...

When Paris departed Greece, he left with Helen by his side ... But until 150 years ago, many modern historians doubted its authenticity, considering it to be a fictional–albeit entertaining ...

Many small boats and chartered yachts from other Cycladic islands and mainland Greece make port here along the golden sandy shorelines. The westernmost point of Mykonos, the beach area of Agios ...

More than 20,000 people have fled the flames on the island since the weekend, Greece's largest-ever wildfire evacuation. Reuters Some 16,000 people have been transported across land and another ...

Together, its essays map a new social history of Greece in the 1940s and 1950s, a period in which the country... Venom in Verse: Aristophanes in Modern Greece Gonda A.H. Van Steen Aristophanes has ...

Additionally, it’s always wise to have a map to optimize your time seeing ... The most well-preserved Temple in Greece is found at the Ancient Agora. It is the Temple of Hephaestus. Over 365 modern ...

Deep inside Europe’s “other” mountain range, the Pyrenees, Baqueira-Beret is Spain’s largest ski resort. It has recently ...

Parts of Europe are likely to bake at 31C sunshine as the latest weather maps have turned bright red for popular tourist destinations such as Italy, Greece, and Spain. Maps from WXCharts suggest ...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will begin Season 1 with a round of original content. Although the multiplayer is established around the maps of the original installment of Modern Warfare 2 ...

Rain with a high of 59 °F (15 °C) and a 58% chance of precipitation. Winds ENE at 6 mph (9.7 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 49% chance of precipitation. Winds from NE to NNE at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The ...